Philae's ultimate landing site was unknown for a long time.
Philae's ultimate landing site was unknown for a long time.
However, CONSERT measurements made it possible to narrow down its possible location to the area within the drawn ellipse (above). Efforts to spot the lander with the OSIRIS camera failed – until almost the end of the mission.
Credit:
Bild: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA;
Ellipse: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CONSERT.