Rosetta - Early Orbital Operations at Comet 67P C-G, August 6, 2014 - November 13, 2014 |
Rosetta - Early Orbital Operations at Comet 67P C-G, August 6, 2014 - November 13, 2014 |
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 3108 Joined: 21-December 05 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 615 ![]() |
Cheers at the European Space Operations Centre.
Well done! Rosetta has arrived ![]() Time for science!!!!!!! |
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![]() There is an incredible amount variable terrain for such a small object. Could sublimation be the cause or is it something else? ![]() |
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![]() There is an incredible amount variable terrain for such a small object. Could sublimation be the cause or is it something else? ![]() Just a guess..... but it looks to me like the smaller component's shape, resembling half of an apple core, is the result of large amounts of material spalling off during the initial collision that formed this bizarre comet nucleus, leaving just a conical central part at the contact point - which subsequently filled in a bit with dust & debris..... |
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