Monday, July 28, 2014

Fresh images from Rosetta reveals surface detail of comet quarry

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Artist's impression of the ESA's Rosetta spacecraft (Image: ESA–J. Huart, 2013)


The ESA's Rosetta spacecraft is now close enough to its target, the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P), to begin to discern some of the surface features marking the face of the lonely wanderer. Taken from a distance of 3,400 miles (5,500 km), the images will provide the first detailed insight into the comet due to be visited by Rosetta's Philae lander in November 2014... Continue Reading Fresh images from Rosetta reveals surface detail of comet quarry



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