Friday's Unscientific Poll: Rosetta's Grand Finale

[nanila]

The Rosetta mission to Comet 67P came to an end today, with the orbital spacecraft landing on the surface of the comet and switching off.


Cartoon of Rosetta with its busted solar panels, clutching its Mission Achievements log. *sniff*


Cartoon of the Philae lander going to sleep forever on the comet's surface. *wibble*

Poll #17682 Rosetta's Grand Finale

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 41

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The saddest cartoon spacecraft image ever is:

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Rosetta with its busted solar panels, clutching its Mission Achievements log
17 (45.9%)

Philae going to sleep forever on the comet's surface
20 (54.1%)

I shed a tear over Rosetta's demise.

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Yes, I did. I'm not ashamed.
22 (56.4%)

That's cometary dust. Dust, I tell you.
12 (30.8%)

Yes, but that's a tear of rage because now the aliens will find our space junk and come to DESTROY US.
2 (5.1%)

I have no idea what you're talking about, but here, have a tissue.
7 (17.9%)

Comments

[clanwilliam]

The Philae one is rather sweet, I think. Tucked up in bed after a long day's work for a well-deserved rest.

[haggis]

Yeah, both of them have this feel of 'resting contentedly after a job well done', which makes them less heartbreaking than the XKCD comic about Spirit which is just viciously sad. (Comic here for masochists https://xkcd.com/695/)

[caulkhead]

Yes, this!