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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. You gullible people by Hussman32 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can't you understand that it is impossible for humans to place something on a comet? It's a hoax, a HOAX I tell you, and all of you swallowed this hook line and sinker.

    Sure, you'll reference the wonderfully focused pictures (notice there are no particles on the lens, WHERE ARE THEY?!?!?!) but if you saw Superman throwing Zod into a skyscraper, you didn't believe that did you? Therefore they must be faking it.

    It's a conspiracy, I tell you, a CONSPIRACY!!! .. ..

    [before you mod this down, realize I'm joking...okay?]

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