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It has been really amazing to follow Rosetta mission through the last months and years. And last week, living with the descent of Philae and all the struggle and success that followed it.. Nerve wrecking and joyful at the same time! Big congratulations to ESA!

So, the questions.

How many pictures was Philae able take on the surface of the comet? Any plans on releasing more than the initial ÇIVA panorama? Any ROLIS images from the surface?

Also, does anyone have information on how the ÇIVA cameras are positioned on the lander? I made a 360 panorama of the images released last week, but not knowing how the cameras are angled on the lander makes it hard to get the projection precise. http://www.360cities.net/image/philae-lander-on-comet-67p-churyumov-gerasimenko-1

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On what kind of orbit is Rosetta now? Even if OSIRIS' resolution isn't enough to directly see Philae now, would it be possible to see sun reflect from its solar panels? Kind of how one can see sun reflect from cars, windows and ditches while flying at 10km, or how it's possible to see satellites moving across the nightsky, brightening rapidly just for a moment when all the sunlight reflects from the solar panels.

If you go all the way to Estonia, just take a ferry (costs like 10€) across the sea to Helsinki too!

How hard is it to keep this kind of finding as a secret before publishing it officially?

Edit: Like this: https://twitter.com/plutokiller/status/688470952493985794