A photo from open sources Thanks to the scientific probe, we saw a comet P67 from an unusual angle. This Sunday, August 3, comet P67 / Churyumova-Gerasimenko was photographed using scientific cameras of the Rosetta automatic interplanetary station from a distance 300 kilometers. European space probe is really already like that came so close to the comet. Photo was taken by camera. NAVCAM.
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The Rosetta spacecraft is getting closer and closer to his comet, having already overcome the milestone of 240 kilometers.
Thanks to its scientific avionics, the Rosetta found out and confirmed that the surface of the comet is for the most part dusty with some areas of clear ice. average temperature surface is 70 degrees.
