Originally posted by sonhouseDoes anyone know the procedure for landing on a comet (which doesn't have much gravity)? I found some vague references to harpoons and ice screws. I'm guessing maybe the probe harpoons the comet and reels itself in, then screws itself to the comet?
http://phys.org/news/2014-01-rosetta-sprint-comet.html
Started 10 years ago, just now waking up from a long voyage, and it did wake up after getting a signal from Earth.
Originally posted by PatNovakIt would have to be something like that since it would probably weigh about 1 gram on the surface. If it didn't do something like that, it would just bounce off.
Does anyone know the procedure for landing on a comet (which doesn't have much gravity)? I found some vague references to harpoons and ice screws. I'm guessing maybe the probe harpoons the comet and reels itself in, then screws itself to the comet?