So Philae star in the first landing on a comet – Reuters

MADRID, Sept. 15 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The European Space Agency has produced a video illustrating the expected arrival in November Philae lander to comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

The journey from the Rosetta orbiter will last several hours . Due to the extremely low gravity of the comet, a special screws on the legs of the probe and a system of harpoon anchor the probe to the surface at the time of contact with the surface.

At the same time a propeller on top of the lander push down to counter the momentum of the spear in the opposite direction.

Once you set the comet The probe will begin its primary science mission, for which initially has 64 hours of battery life . The animation shows a series of scientific instruments in action on the surface

Philae ten instruments on board. Spectrometers and chromatographs, cameras, magnetic field meter and an instrument that transmit radio signals to Rosetta for scanner inside.

It also has a drill to take samples to analyze for the onboard instruments.