Lander Philae has entered sleep mode on the comet Churyumov – Gerasimenko – BFM.Ru

Batteries Philae completely exhausted

The lander Philae, for the first time in history to land on the comet nucleus, has entered sleep mode. In this state, all measuring instruments and systems, most of the lander off, said the European Space Agency (ESA). See also: We sat down on the comet module Philae may have problems with battery charge

The module separated from Philae spacecraft “Rosetta” November 12, 2014. The module was not able to catch the pre-calculated position: after the first contact with the surface of the comet 67P / Churyumov – Gerasimenko he bounced twice and only then stopped. The lander eventually landed in the shadow of a great rock. So he does not get enough sunlight to charge the batteries.

Batteries Philae exhausted, and he stopped communicating said ESA. Contact was lost on November 15 at 00:36 by Coordinated Universal Time. “Before that silenced lander passed all the scientific data collected during the first phase of the study comets – said project manager Stefan Ulamek (Stephan Ulamec). – The machine worked perfectly under difficult circumstances, and we can be proud of the incredible success of Philae in science ».

From this day ESA will make contact with the Philae only if enough sunlight hits the solar panels apparatus that would “wake” him. The next possible connection period begins November 15 around 10:00 Coordinated Universal Time.

In the ESA mission “Rosetta” and Philae, despite the loss of communication called “extremely successful.” The device transmitted to Earth “incredible scientific evidence,” says the agency. Shortly before the trip began drilling module on the surface of the comet.