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10 New Rosetta Images Reveal Comet 67P In All Its Glory

Posted by Soulskill on from the hooray-science dept.

sciencehabit writes: The first scientific results from Rosetta at comet 67P have been published, and they detail a surprising diversity of features on the 4-kilometer-long duck-shaped comet. The discoveries include images from Rosetta's main science camera, OSIRIS, which reveal 67P to be a far more varied place than anyone expected. The article summarizes a trove of scientific papers that were published today about comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The best part? They're all freely available.

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  1. Re:duck or... by daremonai · · Score: 4, Informative
    That's 10^13 kg, of course.

    So, it's heavier than a duck - in fact, since ducks average only a little over a kilogram, and the worldwide population of ducks is likely only on the order of a billion or so, it's heavier than all the ducks in the world put together.

    On the other hand, its density implies it would float.

    Hmm, I'd recommend burning it, just to be on the safe side. Perhaps the Sun can see to that.