Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Pyramid Like Structure On Comet 67P, Landing Spot Identified For Rosetta Mission

Stunning close up detail focusing on a smooth region on the ‘base’ of the ‘body’ section of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image was taken by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera and downloaded 6 August. The image clearly shows a range of features, including boulders, craters and steep cliffs. Copyright ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA The image was taken from a distance of 130 km and the image resolution is 2.4 metres per pixel.



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