Eye of a skull reveals details of cometary materials

Erik Asphaug ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 586, issue 7831, 675-676

Abstract: The Philae spacecraft was meant to anchor itself to the surface of the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, but instead bounced into a hidden grotto. The telltale markings of its passage reveal details of the comet’s fragile boulders.

Keywords: Asteroids; comets and Kuiper belt; Astronomy and astrophysics; Materials science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02941-x

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