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OSIRIS – Variegation of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Variegation of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in regions showing activity We carried out an investigation of the surface variegation of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the detection of regions showing activity, the determination of active and inactive surface regions of the comet with spectral methods,…

Philae seen by Rosetta

Last 12th of november the Lander Philae left his mother spacecraft Rosetta to go toward the comet 67P The manoevre was quite complicated being Rosetta far away from the comet, but mainly for the comet morphology, very complex, and for…

OSIRIS – First images of the comet

the first images of the comet approaching OSIRIS!!! Surface impressions of Rosetta’s comet OSIRIS images of Rosetta’s comet resolve structures at 100 meters pixel scale. In new images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by Rosetta’s onboard scientific imaging system OSIRIS, surface…

NoTremor kickoff and Rosetta

Last20th of january was a great day for kickoff and wakeup, two synonym for the FP7 European project NoTremor and for the ESA mission Rosetta! Good luck to both! Hereafter a couple of images celebrating both events: CERTH in january…