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Rosetta Probe Reveals What a Comet Smells Like

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-you-smell-that? dept.

An anonymous reader writes If you like the smell of rotten eggs, horse urine, formaldehyde, bitter almonds, alcohol, vinegar with a hint of sweet ether, you'd love the smell of a comet. Researchers at the University of Bern, in Switzerland, determined the odor of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet by analyzing the chemicals in its coma, the fuzzy head surrounding the nucleus. The molecules were collected by an instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft, which has been flying in tandem with the comet.

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  1. So, perfume? by St.Creed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like a list of ingredients for perfume. Rosetta perfume, anyone?

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  2. Stop and smell the roses by Calydor · · Score: 3, Funny

    So it smells like your average public men's restroom?

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    1. Re:Stop and smell the roses by flyneye · · Score: 1, Funny

      FELLATIO.
      A new scent by George Michael.

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  3. Futurama by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm waiting for the smelloscope! Think of the astronomical odors you'd be able to smell thanks to the smelloscope!!