Comments on: A fine collection of Rosetta images

By: Localfluff

Localfluff — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:40:38 +0000

A recent von Karman presentation about Rosetta, not archived yet but surely some day this week.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.php?year=2016&month=8

By: Localfluff

Localfluff — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 20:35:53 +0000

Wayne,
Yes you could easily jump off it. Off of that P69 comet.
From Deimos and Phobos you will need some kind of gadget to get you into (a lasting) orbit. Like a bicycle. Or a pole jumping stick.

By: wayne

wayne — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 14:10:33 +0000

correct me if I’m mistaken– Wikipedia has the escape-velocity listed as “roughly 1 meter/sec.”
You could practically jump off this Comet– is that a fair statement? (I’m thinking the trouble they had actually landing the lander, without it bouncing off into space.)

By: Localfluff

Localfluff — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 13:32:13 +0000

Petit Prince’s world exists for real!
If it had substantial gravity, as if it was made out of solid gold, one would still land softly on the side of the cliff one fell off from. The wall would be the new ground to stand on. I hope I live to see astronauts hoover at the moons of Mars. Milligravity will be a new experience. The universe is a weird place.

By: Dick Eagleson

Dick Eagleson — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 01:52:49 +0000

Make a heck of a walking tour if there was any gravity to speak of.