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Rosetta Probe Snaps Spinning Comet Nucleus - HD

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Rosetta Probe Snaps Spinning Comet Nucleus - HD

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Michael500ca

31 Views • Jul 07, 2014

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The European probe is en route to study comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. On June 27-28, 2014, its OSIRIS’ narrow angle camera (NAC) captured the nucleus of the comet rotating at a period of 12.4 hours.

Credit/Courtesy: ESA/Mash Mix: Space.com