This incredible image was released yesterday by the ESA. Captured on the 22 November, the stunning image shows multiple gas and dust jets streaming away from the surface of Comet 67P.
The image was taken using the OSIRIS high definition imaging instrument onboard Rosetta. The image has been purposefully over exposed in order to show the faint jets coming from the comet. This kind of activity is expected to increase “by a factor of 100”, OSIRIS principal investigator Holger Sierks said. This will mean photos like this will not need to be overexposed later this year when the comet passes the perihelion.
The image was taken using the OSIRIS high definition imaging instrument onboard Rosetta. The image has been purposefully over exposed in order to show the faint jets coming from the comet. This kind of activity is expected to increase “by a factor of 100”, OSIRIS principal investigator Holger Sierks said. This will mean photos like this will not need to be overexposed later this year when the comet passes the perihelion.