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Rosetta photographed the dark side of the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko
The image of the comet obtained OSIRIS instrument of October 30, 2014 from a distance of about 30 kilometers. The left is part of the surface of the dark side of the comet i>
Despite the fact that the Space Station Rosetta has already sent to Earth photos of the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko in great quality, some of the nucleus of a space object as long as no one saw. Until now, when Rosetta was able to photograph the dark side of the comet.
This part of the nucleus is always in the shade, because of the peculiarities of rotation of the comet, and scientists received only fragmentary photo of this side, partially illuminated by light scattered by dust.
shaded side will remain so until about May 2015, but experts have now got enough quality photographs territory "eternal night." Photographs obtained instrument OSIRIS. It is worth noting that it is from the dark side of the comet matter will leave the most active in extreme close to the Sun, the comet.
Photo, received on 29 September from a distance of approximately 19 km. Surface is not visible i>
In OSIRIS uses 16-bit matrix can increase the number of shades of gray up to 65, so that the pictures show the structure of the comet's surface is more or less clear.
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Source: geektimes.ru/post/241104/
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