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Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final 'Crunchdown'
« on: September 30, 2016, 11:20:41 pm »
Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final ‘Crunchdown’

Rosetta fell silent moments after 6:19 a.m. Eastern Time (12:19 UT) this morning, when it gently crashed into 67P/C-G 446 million miles (718 million km) from Earth. As the probe descended to the comet’s bouldery surface of the comet in free fall, it snapped a series of ever-more-detailed photographs while gathering the last bits data on the density and composition of cometary gases, surface temperature and gravity field before the final curtain was drawn.

Let’s take the trip down, shall we?

(Five photos of the comet's surface follow, the last one from an estimated 66 feet above the surface, shortly before impact.)

Source: http://www.universetoday.com/131147/rosetta-wows-amazing-closeups-comet-67p-final-crunchdown/#
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Re: Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final 'Crunchdown'
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2016, 11:23:47 pm »
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Re: Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final 'Crunchdown'
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2016, 11:49:52 pm »
Amazing pictures.

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Re: Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final 'Crunchdown'
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2016, 12:18:15 am »
Beautiful pics
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Re: Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final 'Crunchdown'
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2016, 12:34:04 am »
Looks like lots of fine powder.
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Re: Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final 'Crunchdown'
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2016, 11:19:49 am »
Quote from: geronl on September 30, 2016, 11:23:47 pm
cool!

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It is amazing. I'm bookmarking it to read next week why I have more time. Right now I feel like the landed, all burnt out.  :thud:
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Re: Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final 'Crunchdown'
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2016, 11:34:50 am »
Quote from: Freya on October 02, 2016, 11:19:49 am
It is amazing. I'm bookmarking it to read next week why I have more time. Right now I feel like the landed, all burnt out.  :thud:

I still haven't had a chance to catch my breath after my mother's passing a month ago. I'm guessing it will take several months.
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Re: Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final 'Crunchdown'
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2016, 12:10:51 pm »
Quote from: Cripplecreek on October 02, 2016, 11:34:50 am
I still haven't had a chance to catch my breath after my mother's passing a month ago. I'm guessing it will take several months.


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