Posted on 08/06/2014 2:53:27 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Rosetta has arrived! After traveling more than ten years, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft reached comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. These most recent images shared from the Rosetta team were obtained from a distance of 285 kilometers above 67P’s surface, and scientists say they surpass all pictures taken from earlier space missions of cometary surfaces. Visible are steep slopes and precipices, sharp-edged rock structure, prominent pits, and smooth, wide plains.
“It’s incredible how full of variation this surface is,” said Holger Sierks, the principal investigator of the OSIRIS imaging system on Rosetta. “We have never seen anything like this before in such great detail. “Today, we are opening a new chapter of the Rosetta mission.
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That’s wild. Thanks for the info.
How big is it?
Friend of mine thinks this is a photo taken in a studio or something. What can I say to make her realize this is real?
Please, no pessimism. Looking for actual answers.
Dimensions
3.5×4 km (2.2×2.5 mi)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67P/Churyumov%E2%80%93Gerasimenko
As for how to convince her, I just don’t know.
Maybe one way is to suggest to her that there isn’t any reason to fake it.
Actually, that is a very good point!
gee that thing is 2.5 miles across! Big!
Even though it’s in black and white only, it’s an amazing photo of an impressive rock.
Thanks colorado tanker, yet another extra to APoD members.
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