Rosetta Becomes First Spacecraft to Orbit a Comet, Sends Back Amazing Pictures
"Are we there yet?" "Yes!"
Postcards from #67P MT @esascience: Stunning close ups of #comet #67P http://t.co/mplSbJnSxs pic.twitter.com/kSM9R5dSWV
— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) August 6, 2014
It’s taken Rosetta 10 years, five months, and four days to finally reach comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, which meant a long nap and a lot of, “Are we there yet?” from Philae. Here’s a full view of what 67P really looks like—sadly, it is not a giant marshmallow Peep as we previously hypothesized.
It’s a bit of a long way down @philae2014! I need to get a closer look at the comet’s surface first…
— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) August 6, 2014
.@Philae2014 Got to find you a safe place first! I’m going to get to work right away…
— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) August 6, 2014
(via ESA Rosetta Mission on Twitter, images via ESA/Rosetta)
- Previous pictures of 67P looked more like Mario Bros. items
- And rubber duckies and marshmallow Peeps
- Here’s a GIF Rosetta sent back of the comet in motion
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