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Monday, July 28, 2014

Shape Model of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko


Images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken on July 14, 2014, by the OSIRIS imaging system aboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft have allowed scientists to create this three-dimensional shape model of the nucleus. The full rotation of the nucleus around its spin axis, shown here, emphasizes the bi-lobate structure already observed with the camera.

Image credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

Note: For more information, see PIA18418: Rosetta Approach Tripych: Comet 67P, Surface Impressions of Rosetta's Comet, Hints of Features, Comet on 20 July 2014, Comet on 23 July 2014 – NavCam Zoom, New Views of the Rosetta Comet, and Comet on 27 July 2014 - NavCam.

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