Comet 67P Images

Comet 67P Images
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Amazing Details of Comet 67P Pub'd in Rosetta Papers

It's remarkable how much information has be gleaned from Rosetta's mission, and the Philae Lander may yet wake up. Lots of interesting details published today in seven scientific papers on research from data gleaned so far by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft that has been following alongside the comet.

This in-depth article gives a good overview...

Goosebumps, cliffs, basins, pits: What Rosetta has seen so far, from LA Times

In a flurry of seven papers published Thursday in the journal Science, researchers provide the first data driven snapshot of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko -- a world of towering cliffs, wide flat basins, powdery surfaces blacker than coal, and a growing atmosphere that will soon be strong enough to deflect the solar wind.

"These papers represent our first look at what the comet has to offer," said project scientist Matt Taylor of the European Space Agency. "The results also set a baseline for continuing observations as we watch the nucleus and coma develop as the comet gets closer to the sun."

...Each of the Science papers describe a different aspect of the comet including observations of the size and density of the dust in its coma, the composition of the organic material on its surface, where the gas jets seem to spring from its nucleus, and its mesmerizing geology.  goo.gl/4Iq6Ct


The seven published papers can be found here at ScienceMag's special issue.  goo.gl/hNGl5q


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