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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. I Wish by rotorbudd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I remember watching Alan Shepard's launch on a black and white TV in elementary school, and 50 years later we're getting hd pictures back from the surface of a comet.
    Sure would like to live another 50 just to see what the hell is coming down the line for us.

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