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Oct 24 2014 12:11am
Another newer photograph, having the rock called 'Cheops' in the lower left:



Four-image montage comprising images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera on 18 October from a distance of 9.9 km from the centre of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (about 7.9 km from the surface). The image scale is 66.5 cm/pixel, so each 1024 x 1024 pixel frame making up the montage is about 680 metres across.
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Oct 24 2014 10:23pm
in the last day there have been a few article about how comet-67P stinks.
but I prefer the (more or less) official write-ups -> http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/10/23/the-perfume-of-67pc-g/
will only quote a little, if interested read the details in the blog article

The ‘perfume’ of 67P/C-G



High resolution mass spectrum from ROSINA's Double Focusing Mass Spectrometer (DFMS), taken on 10 October at a distance of 10 km from the comet centre. The plot shows the detection of hydrogen sulphide and the heavier isotope of sulphur, 34S, which is a fragment of all sulphur bearing species. The plot shows intensity vs. the mass-to-charge ratio*. Image courtesy K. Altwegg, University of Bern

As the Kathrin Altwegg, principal investigator for ROSINA, put it: “The perfume of 67P/C-G is quite strong, with the odour of rotten eggs (hydrogen sulphide), horse stable (ammonia), and the pungent, suffocating odour of formaldehyde. This is mixed with the faint, bitter, almond-like aroma of hydrogen cyanide. Add some whiff of alcohol (methanol) to this mixture, paired with the vinegar-like aroma of sulphur dioxide and a hint of the sweet aromatic scent of carbon disulphide, and you arrive at the ‘perfume’ of our comet.”
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Oct 27 2014 07:24pm
and another close picture from a different angle:



Four-image montage comprises images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera from a distance of 9.8 km from the centre of comet 67P/C-G – about 7.8 km from the surface. The corresponding image scale is about 66 cm/pixel, so each 1024 x 1024 pixel frame is about 676 m across. In this orientation the larger lobe occupies the upper frames, with the neck filling the lower frames. The smaller lobe of the comet is out of view towards the right.
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Oct 29 2014 05:40pm
Everyone looking at the various pictures will be surprised about the details visible and the nice contrasts. What do those pictures really look like before they are being enhanced?



On the left, the contrast was enhanced by setting the darkest pixels as black and the brightest ones as white; on the right, the intensities were scaled so that the mean brightness of fully illuminated regions of the comet is around 4%.

Do you see anything on the right? If not, look closer there is a very faint image.
For those who want to know more about it: http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/10/17/navcams-shades-of-grey/
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Oct 30 2014 07:33pm
been following this topic thanks for the uploads :)
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Oct 31 2014 05:52am
thx for your response 'kalelvszod', here another image from the field of rocks:



Comet on 26 October – NavCam
Four-image mosaic comprising images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera from a distance of 9.8 km from the centre of comet 67P/C-G – about 7.8 km from the surface. The corresponding image scale is about 66 cm/pixel, and the mosaic covers roughly 1200 x 1350 metres.
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Oct 31 2014 06:21pm
Quote (brmv @ Oct 31 2014 07:52am)
thx for your response 'kalelvszod', here another image from the field of rocks:

http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2014/10/comet_on_26_october_navcam/15007508-1-eng-GB/Comet_on_26_October_NavCam_node_full_image_2.jpg

Comet on 26 October – NavCam
Four-image mosaic comprising images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera from a distance of 9.8 km from the centre of comet 67P/C-G – about 7.8 km from the surface. The corresponding image scale is about 66 cm/pixel, and the mosaic covers roughly 1200 x 1350 metres.


man thats so kool, iv loved astronomy since i was a kid hehe, just wondering do you work for nasa or some other space agency :o
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Oct 31 2014 07:56pm
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man thats so kool, iv loved astronomy since i was a kid hehe, just wondering do you work for nasa or some other space agency  :o


nah, just interested in astronomy/cosmology
while rosetta is a european probe, nasa is contributing and their site dedicated to rosetta is http://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/
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Nov 1 2014 11:17am
Beautiful content as usual. One of my professors and I were recently discussing this and how excited we are for contact! :D
She is actually an astrophysicist with an asteroid named after her! Pretty cool stuff.
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Nov 2 2014 02:46am
Quote (ringo794 @ 1 Nov 2014 17:17)
Beautiful content as usual. One of my professors and I were recently discussing this and how excited we are for contact! :D
She is actually an astrophysicist with an asteroid named after her! Pretty cool stuff.


so you study (some) astrophysics? now with the intended landing drawing closer others get interested as well -> http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/01/rosetta-comet-space-mission-nears-end
the 'nears end' is somehow misleading though
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