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Rosetta: The Dark Side of the Comet 67P
Rosetta’s scientific imaging system OSIRIS has caught a glimpse of the southern side of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Images from Rosetta's OSIRIS scientific imaging system
A rare glance at the dark side of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Light backscattered from dust particles in the comet’s coma reveals a hint of surface structures. This image was taken by OSIRIS, Rosetta’s scientific imaging system, on September 29th, 2014 .
An image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko obtained on October 30th, 2014 by the OSIRIS scientific imaging system from a distance of approximately 30 kilometers and displayed with two different saturation levels.
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Wow unreal! Now a non-grainy video please :D