Apparatus Philae awakened: Data transmission is restored – BFM.Ru

Module sat in the shade of a certain rock on the surface of the comet, because of this light could not reach its solar panels

Science module Philae, a historic landing on the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko again transmits data to Earth – before it became known that the unit has entered sleep mode. It is reported by Russia Today. See also: to land on the comet nucleus module Philae took the first photos

During the last hours of the unit was in mode “hibernation”, as its batteries run out. The problem was that he was docked to the surface of the comet is not quite at the point where it was

planned, and the result was in the shadow of education, like a cliff. Because of this, access to light the solar Philae was blocked.

Whatever it was, the European Space Agency previously emphasized: Philae managed to convey to the Earth “incredible scientific evidence.” Just then the module has stopped communicating, he started drilling on the surface of the comet.