A Cliff on a Comet
Posted in Astronomy at 12:00 on 8 December 2021
These pictures from the widespread reaches of the Solar system continue to astonish me.
From Astronomy Picture of the Day for 28/11/21.
This is a photo of a kilometre high cliff – on Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Taken by the Rosetta spacecraft.
It has a certain stark beauty.
Due to the comet’s low gravity you could jump off the cliff and likely survive.
Tags: APOD, Astronomy, Astronomy Picture of the Day, Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Rosetta spacecraft
