![]() The remaining 30 per cent will remain unseen and shrouded in darkness until the comet makes its closest approach to the sun in August. Many of the images were returned by the Osiris (Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System) camera on the Rosetta spacecraft, which has imaged 70 percent of the comet’s surface to date. He said the interior is now thought to be analogous to 'ash, cigarette ash or super-dry powder snow.' Using data from Rosetta, scientists revealed that the comet’s interior is ‘fluffy’.Īmong the other discoveries they found that the comet's neck may have been 'eaten away' over time, rather than being the result of two smaller bodies merging together.įrom the data, Dr Holger Sierks from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research told MailOnline that they now had a greater understanding of the comet's interior. Yesterday the shape, evolution and lifespan of comet 67P-Churyumov/Gerasimenko were revealed in a series of groundbreaking papers in the journal Science.
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