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Based on the text I assume the craft actually landed more or less upright, but in a slope, which caused it to roll downwards and westward further down into the crater, ending up in the nose-down position.

Quote: "the wandering star managed to gravitationally lure Earth away with it, capturing our planet in its free-wheeling orbit through the cosmos. ....could in principle end up on an orbit receiving enough energy for liquid water from our new home star." How long would such a process...

How much would the temperature sink, and where on earth?

NASA is narrowing its number of potential competent staff as a direct consequence of focusing on the racial and gender make-up of the people they are hiring. Therefor competence at NASA will be lower in the future, with the increased risk of fatal disasters. Quote1: "Overall, the agency has...