Philae hit the comet at around 0.5m/s. 0.5m/s is a very small velocity. The prob...

4ad on Nov 17, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: OSIRIS spots Philae drifting across the comet

Philae hit the comet at around 0.5m/s. 0.5m/s is a very small velocity. The probe is definitely much elastic than the comet, for start, the legs were designed to be elastic.