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    AMAZING NEW PHOTO OF THE ROSETTA COMET

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    Post  Carol Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:24 am

    AMAZING NEW PHOTO OF THE ROSETTA COMET 67p_strip
    AMAZING NEW PHOTO OF THE ROSETTA COMET
    This weekend the ESA released a new image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen from the Rosetta probe only 1000 km away. It shows the rough surface of the comet's double nucleus in amazing detail:The photo was taken on Aug. 1st at 02:48 UTC by Rosetta's OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera. The dark spot near image-center is an artifact from the onboard CCD.

    This new view heightens anticipation for August 6th when Rosetta reaches the comet and goes into orbit around it. Then we will see the strange double-core from point-blank range, and researchers can start to pick touchdown sites for Philae, a lander that will descend to the comet's surface in November. Only 3 days to rendezvous! Follow the action @ESA_Rosetta. http://www.spaceweather.com


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