Coming lander released - on the way down

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Coming lander released - on the way down

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fascinating piece of engineering and navigation - BBC has good coverage

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/science-en ... t-29985988
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Harpoons away!
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Isnt the actual landing/harpooning at 1:02PM EST?
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landed a little after 11 am. Amazing you can shoot something into the air 10 years ago, match orbits with a comet, and then drop something on the surface.
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What if the comet visited LA?

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