Rosetta Spacecraft sends shocking pictures of Comet 67P
The European Space Agency released some of the amazing pictures captured by the Rosetta spacecraft of the Comet 67P.
The spacecraft Rosetta made history in November when it sent its Philae Lander to the surface of 67P, a comet whizzing through space at speeds as fast as 80,000 miles per hour.
The comet 67P is expected to reach perihelion, its closest point to the sun on the 13th day of August.
The Rosetta spacecraft was successful in capturing the surface images of the comet 67P. However, the spacecraft was at such a close distance its shadow was casted on the surface of the icy comet, as seen in the pictures captured and sent by the spacecraft. A photo, disclosed by the European Space Agency, captured at a distance of less than four miles from the surface of the icy comet and packs a resolution of about four and one-third inches per pixel.
This spacecraft, operating at a distance of 300 million miles from Earth, consumes an average time of 26 minutes and 46 seconds for a one-way signal to reach the Earth, as reported by the European Space Agency.
The spacecraft is working towards the amplification of research in the field.
