Probe “Rosetta” filmed an unusual comet Churyumov-jet Gerasimenko – Russian newspaper

The probe “Rosetta” gave the release of huge jets of gas and dust from the surface of the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko is heated as it approaches the sun.

Scientists have a series of images of the comet made using a system of cameras Osiris.

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It is reported that the probe observed jets, which occurred on the “back side” “celestial wanderer”, in an area called Imhotep after the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom and medicine, according to BBC News.

According to According to experts, the length of the jet was about 900 meters, and its speed – 8 meters per second. Shooting was done on March 12.

Scientists have found surprising that the release occurred, it would seem, on the dark side of the comet, which is not covered and warmed by sunlight and, in theory, should not be particularly active.

It is expected that due to the proximity to the Sun emissions from the surface of a comet may become more frequent.

Previously, scientists have found that a comet is no intrinsic magnetic field.

Comet Churyumov – Gerasimenko was

opened October 23, 1969. In 2003, the Space Telescope “Hubble” photographs were taken of the comet, which was built by its three-dimensional image. Age comet is estimated at 4.6 billion years.

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