Posted on 07/17/2014 4:55:29 PM PDT by cripplecreek
bump
Fascinating. I always wished they would plant some kind of instrument or communications package on a comet. Sort of like putting a beacon on a whale and then tracking it.
Of course with it spinning like that, I don’t suppose you’re going to get any really good visuals.
12 hour rotation period so I’m sure there will be plenty of time for a good look.
I wonder if you could do some star mapping with the right package. Just think the amount of parallax you could get.
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