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veen · 3673 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Philae has landed! (We landed on a comet. +1 for humans)
Yes, I read somewhere the comet has about 10,000 times less gravity than Earth. Philae thus had not only harpoons, but also thrusters on top (which apparently failed) and ice drills.