Comet 67P/C-G on July 20, 2015 taken from a distance of 106 miles (171 km) from the comet’s center.
Rosetta has been keeping a safe distance recently as 67P/C-G approaches perihelion.
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
I won der if we’ll be able to watch this thing break in two as it comes around the sun.
If the EPA finds out about all those nasty chemicals that comet could face some big fines.
Carbon dioxide=comet warming? Bringing it to a planet near you.
Ah, an apple core!
I hope OSHA doesn’t hear about the methyl isocyanate.
Did you catch King’a faux pas observatiom here paraphraaed ? “16 organic chemicals (listed) never seen before in comets.
“Once you don a pair of red-blue glasses, click the photos for the high-res versions and get your mind blown.”
One could almost describe it as “without form and void.” It certainly has no simple form.
The layering is interesting.
Just once, a Frank Booth reference would've been nice.