Comet jet awakens, 12 March 2015, animation - OSIRIS WAC
Date: 20 April 2015
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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Rosetta's OSIRIS wide-angle camera captures the moment a jet bursts into action on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This animated sequence alternates between two images taken two minutes apart, at 07:13 and 17:15 UTC on 12 March 2015, just before and after a spectacular new jet emerged on the dark side of the comet.
More images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko can be found in the '67P - by Rosetta' collection.
Credits: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
Last Update: 1 September 2019
