#CometWatch 23 June
▻http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2015/07/03/cometwatch-23-june
Today’s CometWatch entry shows a view of #Comet_67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken on 23 June, when #Rosetta was 197 km from the #comet centre. This single frame #navcam image has a resolution of 16.8 m/pixel and it measures 17.2 km across. In this orientation, the small comet lobe points to the bottom left, and the large lobe to the top right. The comet’s #activity, enhanced through image processing in LightRoom, is visible all around the nucleus. In the foreground, the image shows parts of the Ash region on the large lobe, as well as providing an oblique view on the smooth plains of Imhotep towards the right. Parts of the large lobe, as well as the neck and small lobe, are cast in shadow, and only a small portion of the rough Anuket region is lit. Nevertheless, the full outline of the (...)