67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko - Wikipedia
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (abbreviated as 67P or 67P/C–G) is a Jupiter-family comet. [10] It is originally from the Kuiper belt [11] and has an orbital period of 6.45 years as of 2012, [1] a rotation period of approximately 12.4 hours, [9] and a maximum velocity of 135,000 km/h (38 km/s; 84,000 mph). [12]
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - NASA Science
Jan 31, 2015 · The mission ended with the spacecraft's controlled impact on the comet's surface on Sept. 30, 2016. Churyumov-Gerasimenko loops around the Sun in an orbit that crosses those of Jupiter and Mars, approaching but not reaching Earth's orbit.
The Many Faces of Rosetta's Comet 67P
Mar 21, 2017 · Images returned from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission indicate that during its most recent trip through the inner solar system, the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was a very active place - full of growing fractures, collapsing cliffs …
ESA - Science on the surface of a comet - European Space Agency
Jul 31, 2015 · “67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko surface properties as derived from CIVA panoramic images,” by J-P. Bibring et al. “The landing(s) of Philae and inferences about comet surface mechanical properties,” by J. Biele et al.
Surface changes on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko …
Mar 21, 2017 · The Rosetta spacecraft spent ~2 years orbiting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, most of it at distances that allowed surface characterization and monitoring at submeter scales. From December 2014 to June 2016, numerous localized changes were observed, which we attribute to cometary-specific weathering, erosion, …
View Rosetta’s comet - European Space Agency
This interactive tool allows you to view Rosetta’s target comet (67P/C-G) from all angles. You can zoom in and out, pan across, and rotate the comet to explore its surface as seen by Rosetta’s navigation camera, NAVCAM.
ESA - Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - European Space …
ESA's Rosetta mission chased down Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for ten years. The comet is a regular visitor to the inner Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 6.5 years between the orbits of Jupiter and Earth. Like all comets, Churyumov-Gerasimenko is …
NASA's Kepler Gets the 'Big Picture' of Comet 67P - NASA
Oct 7, 2016 · The animation shows a series of 15 images of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko taken by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, operating in its K2 mission, from Sept. 17 through Sept. 18. The comet is seen passing through Kepler's field of view from top right to bottom left, as outlined by the diagonal strip.
High-Resolution Images Reveal Surface of Comet 67P
Sep 11, 2014 · Scientists have now analyzed images of the comet’s surface taken by OSIRIS, Rosetta’s scientific imaging system, and allocated several distinct regions, each of which is defined by special morphological characteristics.
The organic-rich surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ... - Science
Jan 23, 2015 · The VIRTIS (Visible, Infrared and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer) instrument on board the Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence of carbon-bearing compounds on the nucleus of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.