Or would the digging itself push it up? Depends on whether it gets any grip I suppose.
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@NickSzabo4 I read that they had initially, but apparently they're now afraid the spacecraft bounced off once before touching down again.
@mmeijeri If didn't work 2nd time & can't try again, their 20cm soil sampler is crippled.
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@NickSzabo4 Yeah, I'm surprised they didn't have backup thrusters. Although in a sense the impact velocity and ice screws were "backups".
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