CometWatch – 31 August & 11 September
▻http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2016/09/16/cometwatch-31-august-11-september
This week’s CometWatch entry is a double feature, with two #Images of #Comet_67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from #Rosetta's #navcam taken on 31 August and 11 September 2016, when the spacecraft was 8.8 and 9.8 km, respectively, from the centre of the comet nucleus. The 31 August image provides a dramatic view on the steep slopes of the #hathor region, on the small comet lobe. Hathor consists of a 900-m high cliff sloping down towards the comet’s neck, and is characterised by marked linear features, streaks and even small terraces. In the top left corner, a portion of the smooth terrains of #Hapi is visible; located on the comet’s neck, Hapi is covered in dusty material and punctuated with boulders. The 11 September image, instead, portrays a piece of the #Wosret region, on the opposite side of (...)