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How Big is Rosetta’s Comet?
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 9:34
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Diagram of Comet 67P/C-G compared to terrestrial landmarks (ESA)
Pretty darn big, I’d say.
The illustration above shows the relative scale of the comet that ESA’s Rosetta and Philae spacecraft will explore “up-close and personal” later this year. And while it’s one thing to say that the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is about three by five kilometers in diameter, it’s quite another to see it in context with more familiar objects. Think about it — a comet as tall as Mt Fuji!
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