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		JoeAltmaier on Nov 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Philae has landed Absolutely! If its attached, its via surface ice. That ice will all melt on close approach to the sun. At some point the probe will drift away.

mVChr on Nov 13, 2014 [–]

Of course, I should have deduced that. Is the harpoon expected to go deep enough to prevent this from happening?

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