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:Technically, yes, but the effect is so small it may as well not exist. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.239|108.162.218.239]] 01:56, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 
:Technically, yes, but the effect is so small it may as well not exist. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.239|108.162.218.239]] 01:56, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
:Yes, the gas(?) expelled from Rosetta in order to accelerate it toward the comet leaves the comet/Rosetta system[[User:NotLock|NotLock]] ([[User talk:NotLock|talk]]) 02:33, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
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:Yes, the gas(?) expelled from Rosetta in order to accelerate it toward the comet leaves the comet/Rosetta system [[User:NotLock|NotLock]] ([[User talk:NotLock|talk]]) 02:33, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
  
Question: Why, if the purpose was to collect more data from the comet, was the signal lost, and why are the characters treating this as a good thing? Wouldn't we want a signal from Rosetta in order to transmit the data she gathers?[[User:NotLock|NotLock]] ([[User talk:NotLock|talk]]) 04:01, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
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Question: Why, if the purpose was to collect more data from the comet, was the signal lost, and why are the characters treating this as a good thing? Wouldn't we want a signal from Rosetta in order to transmit the data she gathers? [[User:NotLock|NotLock]] ([[User talk:NotLock|talk]]) 04:01, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 
:Rosetta has been in orbit around the comet since 2014, gathering data. It sent its lander ''Philae'' down in November 2014. This was always the intended ending for the orbiter itself.  [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 04:38, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 
:Rosetta has been in orbit around the comet since 2014, gathering data. It sent its lander ''Philae'' down in November 2014. This was always the intended ending for the orbiter itself.  [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 04:38, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
:: Thanks for the response! So the "extra data from Rosetta's sensors" were transmitted as Rosetta was descending, but before she landed. After she landed, then communications were shut off. Is that correct?[[User:NotLock|NotLock]] ([[User talk:NotLock|talk]]) 05:28, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
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:: Thanks for the response! So the "extra data from Rosetta's sensors" were transmitted as Rosetta was descending, but before she landed. After she landed, then communications were shut off. Is that correct? [[User:NotLock|NotLock]] ([[User talk:NotLock|talk]]) 05:28, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

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Hairy's Woooo has four o's but Cueball's Wooo has only three o's. Rtanenbaum (talk) 14:41, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
Armegeddon actually had no kinetic impact. The plot device was a bomb drilled into the surface and detonated. This did deflect the comet by splitting it on half along a fault, causing the two pieces to miss Earth.162.158.75.100 17:04, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
Agreed, and edited. Beret Guy (talk) 20:54, 30 September 2016 (UTC)Beret Guy

Hasn't the fact of simply being in orbit already caused a change in the trajectory? Does impact make any difference?

Technically, yes, but the effect is so small it may as well not exist. 108.162.218.239 01:56, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
Yes, the gas(?) expelled from Rosetta in order to accelerate it toward the comet leaves the comet/Rosetta system NotLock (talk) 02:33, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Question: Why, if the purpose was to collect more data from the comet, was the signal lost, and why are the characters treating this as a good thing? Wouldn't we want a signal from Rosetta in order to transmit the data she gathers? NotLock (talk) 04:01, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Rosetta has been in orbit around the comet since 2014, gathering data. It sent its lander Philae down in November 2014. This was always the intended ending for the orbiter itself. Miamiclay (talk) 04:38, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the response! So the "extra data from Rosetta's sensors" were transmitted as Rosetta was descending, but before she landed. After she landed, then communications were shut off. Is that correct? NotLock (talk) 05:28, 1 October 2016 (UTC)