Click above to listen to part 2 of Spacecraft Elegy, featuring Jonathan Amos, BBC Senior Writer and Science Correspondent, discussing Rosetta’s mission to comet 67p (Churyumov–Gerasimenko), and how its Philae lander ended up in non-optimal position, but still managed to send images back to Earth.
Spacecraft Elegy:
Part 1: Matt Tiscareno / Cassini’s Conclusion
Part 2: Jonathan Amos / Rosetta and Philae
Part 3: Mark Showalter / Newer Horizons
Part 4: Ashwin Vasavada / Curiosity’s Climb
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