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		shitlord on Nov 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Philae has landed Awesome! Think of all the nice desktop backgrounds I'm going to have. I am wondering what this will mean for humanity. Do you guys think the insights we gain from Philae will be as impactful as the ones from other space missions?

Cthulhu_ on Nov 13, 2014 [–]

If it turns out the asteroid is full of platinum or other rare / expensive minerals, unlike the moon which seemed barren rock, it'll be enormous and the start of the true space age IMO.

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