#CometWatch 28 January
▻http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2016/02/05/cometwatch-28-january
Today’s CometWatch is an image taken with #Rosetta's #navcam on 28 January 2016, when the spacecraft was 67.6 km from the #comet nucleus. With the declining comet activity, #rosetta is now approaching the nucleus of 67P/C-G at distances that were not possible to attain since March 2015. This is granting us a detailed view of the comet’s surface, including of some regions on the #southern_hemisphere that were still experiencing polar winter at the beginning of last year. In particular, the southern portion of the ’neck’ region stands out in today’s CometWatch, with a dramatic perspective on the rugged terrains of Sobek. The small lobe, on the left in this orientation, reveals the seemingly flat southern region of Wosret, with hints of Bastet towards the upper edge. The large lobe, on the (...)