[meteorite-list] Rosetta: Closer and Closer (Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko)

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:47:04 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201407101747.s6AHl4dT001174_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Highlights/Closer_and_closer

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 4 July 2014
European Space Agency

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken by the narrow angle camera of Rosetta's
scientific imaging system, OSIRIS, on 4 July 2014, at a distance of 37
000 km. The three images are separated by 4 hours, and are shown in order
from left to right. The comet has a rotation period of about 12.4 hours.
It covers an area of about 30 pixels, and although individual features
are not yet resolved, the image is beginning to reveal the comet's irregular
shape.

Credits: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
Received on Thu 10 Jul 2014 01:47:04 PM PDT