Monday, November 17, 2014

Misc

Seven books to help rebuild civilization.

Charles Manson to marry 26 year old devoted visitor.

Rosetta images of Philae lander bouncing across comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Hope Philae will wake up in the spring.
"Scientists at the German Aerospace Center said Monday that an initial review of data the lander sent back 311 million miles to Earth showed the comet's surface is much tougher than previously assumed. There's also evidence of large amounts of ice beneath the lander. Scientists had speculated the comet's surface could be quite soft, but that has turned out not to be the case. "The strength of the ice found under a layer of dust on the first landing site is surprisingly high," said Klaus Seidensticker of the German Aerospace Center"

Because no instruments deployed, they have no way of knowing the make-up of the first landing site. What a crock.

"Material beneath the surface of the comet has remained almost unchanged for 4.5 billion years, so the samples would be a cosmic time capsule that scientists are eager to study."

Like the ice comment above, that's just an assumption.

"One of the things they are most excited about is the possibility that the mission might help confirm that comets brought the building blocks of life — including water — to Earth."

Or the comet could have been born from Earth with water and life.

"Tantalizingly, one of Philae's instruments was able to "sniff" the presence of organic molecules on the comet, the space center said. A full analysis of the molecules is still underway."

But we already know comets have oil.

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