ESA’s Rosetta captured comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko firing its brightest jet witnessed yet by the spacecraft as they hurtle ever closer to the sun.
The sequence of images taken by Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera captured the jet-like feature ejecting material from the comet’s neck at an estimated 33 feet per second (10 meters per second).
The spacecraft's spectrometer recorded “dramatic” changes in the outpouring gases composition when the outburst occurred compared measurements taken two days prior.
A short-lived outburst captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera on July 29, 2015.
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The sequence of images taken by Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera captured the jet-like feature ejecting material from the comet’s neck at an estimated 33 feet per second (10 meters per second).
The spacecraft's spectrometer recorded “dramatic” changes in the outpouring gases composition when the outburst occurred compared measurements taken two days prior.
A short-lived outburst captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera on July 29, 2015.Continue reading…
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