[meteorite-list] Cometary Beauty
From: Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:57:35 +0100 Message-ID: <B5F416A4DCC344C5A076624F2DD64164_at_thinkcentre> Simply breathtaking. Thanks, Eric, for sharing. I'd take an endcut with crater. Best regards, Matthias ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com> To: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:27 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cometary Beauty > Astronomy Picture of the Day: Comet Tempel 1 from Stardust-NeXT Spacecraft > No comet has ever been visited twice before. Therefore, the unprecedented > pass of the Stardust-NeXT spacecraft near Comet Tempel 1 earlier this week > gave humanity a unique opportunity to see how the nucleus of a comet > changes over time. Changes in the nucleus of Comet Tempel 1 were of > particular interest because the comet was hit with an impactor from the > passing Deep Impact spacecraft in 2005. Pictured above is one digitally > sharpened image of Comet Tempel 1 near the closest approach of > Stardust-NeXT. Visible are many features imaged in 2005, including > craters, ridges, and seemingly smoother areas. Few firm conclusions are > yet available, but over the next few years astronomers who specialize in > comets and the understanding the early Solar System will be poring over > these images looking for new clues as to how Comet Tempel 1 is composed, > how the 2005 impact site now appears, and how general features of the > comet have evolved. > http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110216.html > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > __________ Hinweis von ESET Smart Security, Signaturdatenbank-Version 5881 > (20110216) __________ > > E-Mail wurde gepr?ft mit ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Hinweis von ESET Smart Security, Signaturdatenbank-Version 5881 (20110216) __________ E-Mail wurde gepr?ft mit ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com Received on Wed 16 Feb 2011 05:57:35 PM PST |
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