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am_Unition  ·  3662 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Philae lander enters deep sleep after sending last transmissions from comet surface

At least they found some organics before lights out.

We've previously found an amino acid in a comet's tail.

Neither of these molecules are terribly complex (dunno Philae's specifics yet), but it still helps us to get a sense of their abundance. Another indicator that the idea of "Panspermia" might hold true, at least in part.