Rosetta: OSIRIS detects hints of ice in the comet's neck
Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2015 - The Hapi region on the neck of Rosetta's comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko reflects red light less effectively than most other regions on the comet. It thus appears slightly blueish. The Hapi region is located between the comet's two lobes and has in the past months proven to be particularly active and the source of spectacular jets of dust and gas. Scientists from the OSIRIS team are using ... more

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