robinsherman19
CIVA - Back Camera View
I have taken the back CIVA camera view from Philae and tweaked it to bring out some detail and perspective. The slope from back to front of the alcove can be seen and the nature of the materials. The surface is covered in granules and covers the underlying surface structure to quite a depth in places. Look at the gouge made by Philae's foot, bottom left. This indicates a very loosely packed layer that little Philae, weighing just 1 gramme and travelling at 3 cm/s had no trouble pushing through. It looks to have a consistency and density something akin to Vermiculite wall insulation, which interestingly the Philae landing team used to test Philae's harpoons and landing systems on following arrival at the comet and the initial observations of the surface. Credits: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
CIVA - Back Camera View
I have taken the back CIVA camera view from Philae and tweaked it to bring out some detail and perspective. The slope from back to front of the alcove can be seen and the nature of the materials. The surface is covered in granules and covers the underlying surface structure to quite a depth in places. Look at the gouge made by Philae's foot, bottom left. This indicates a very loosely packed layer that little Philae, weighing just 1 gramme and travelling at 3 cm/s had no trouble pushing through. It looks to have a consistency and density something akin to Vermiculite wall insulation, which interestingly the Philae landing team used to test Philae's harpoons and landing systems on following arrival at the comet and the initial observations of the surface. Credits: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0