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Illustration of shadow sizes


Date: 02 March 2015
Satellite: Rosetta
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This picture illustrates how a sharp shadow is cast by a point source (left), and a fuzzy shadow by a diffuse source (right).

Credits: Spacecraft: ESA/ATG medialab. Comet background: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0

Last Update: 1 September 2019
13-Feb-2026 10:50 UT

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