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Back Linear features and terraces in Imhotep on comet 67P/C-G - OSIRIS NAC

Linear features and terraces in Imhotep on comet 67P/C-G - OSIRIS NAC


Date: 20 July 2015
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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This image of the Imhotep region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows a range of features including curvilinear features in the smooth material (left) and terraces close to a basin-like feature (centre). To the top, a number of quasi-circular features can be seen.

The image was acquired with Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 5 September 2014 from a distance of 43.5 km from the comet centre. The image scale is 80 cm/pixel.

For a larger mosaic of the Imhotep region see here.

More images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko can be found in the '67P - by Rosetta' collection.

Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

Last Update: 1 September 2019
14-Apr-2026 22:07 UT

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