Geoff
Wonder of ScienceThe view from the surface of a Comet, an alien landscape captured by the Rosetta spacecraft during its visit to Comet 67P.
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/ @Landru79
Further reading: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180426.html
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Michael Bell
AdeptVeritatisAnyone knows, if landru79 is somewhere in the Fediverse by now?
Coprolite9000@coprolite9000 @AdeptVeritatis thanks, just updated the post
@coprolite9000 @wonderofscience @Landru79
Thank you! Missed the works so much.
SteveBeck@wonderofscience I remember this. It’s still fascinating to look at.
Rugged Bot Romeo@wonderofscience absolutely amazing footage. The further reading makes it even more interesting.
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈@wonderofscience the 'noise' on the video makes it look like an 100 year cinema clip, fabulous!
Bel Lion@wonderofscience
Image description: A panning black-and-white image of the surface of a comet. It appears stony and with the appearance of snow falling.
Image description: A panning black-and-white image of the surface of a comet. It appears stony and with the appearance of snow falling.
Coffee Skeleton@wonderofscience Ahhh I fuckin love space.
Ohsin@wonderofscience
Do watch this beautiful shortfilm called 'the Comet' by Christian Stangl.
the Comet
Simon Jones@Ohsin @wonderofscience That's a wonderful short film - thank you for posting it!
Loungeiguana@Ohsin @wonderofscience I hadn't seen any of this footage before. Thank you for posting!
TBMcQueen@wonderofscience
Fun fact: this is where they built the set for Eraserhead.
Fun fact: this is where they built the set for Eraserhead.
LeRoc@wonderofscience I always wondered: do the particles in a comet's tail come from localised "geysers" on the surface, or is it simply snowing all around?
Ron DeSantis's BDE@DoesntExist @wonderofscience Thank you (but it doesn't really answer my question)
sanfranciscohio
BrassNuckolls 
@wonderofscience both beautiful and terrifying
Pretty Much@wonderofscience @Landru79 It’s absolutely beautiful. Are those stars in the background?
Socrates@wonderofscience @Landru79 I would like to be the first squirrel ever to explore a comet. (And come back safely to earth, of course.)
Dan Koa@wonderofscience @Landru79 it’s so surreal that we get to see things like this
remote@wonderofscience wow, thats really nice!
Stephen Michaels@wonderofscience @Landru79 another day I am entranced by the chaos of space
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦
Citizen Kane | Rosebud | Warner Bros. Entertainment
CDR Sir Samuel Vimes@wonderofscience @Landru79 This where The Thing came from.
United@wonderofscience @Landru79 so beaultfull
Rodolfo
Autobotanist@wonderofscience @Landru79 I can just smell the naturally occurring amino acids.
Timothy (Timmargh)@wonderofscience @Landru79 This is one of those things that I can just gawp at for hours. Truly amazing!
Receding_Horizons_Photography@wonderofscience @Landru79 Amazing footage! In fact, so awe inspiring, I wont make a Bruce Willis joke.
Grant Canterbury@wonderofscience @Landru79 Space blizzard!
mistershins@wonderofscience @Landru79 this is incredible. Thank you for sharing!
hapbt@Landru79 @wonderofscience this is just Janesville WI
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TheNP@wonderofscience @Landru79 looks like Wisconsin. How's the cheese curds there?
Christopher Evans@futurebird this is awesome, it reminds me to listen to Rosetta by Vangelis again. He made the music for this mission. https://music.apple.com/us/album/rosetta/1440837877
Tofu Golem
Mike Johnston@wonderofscience
Looks like the ice wall from game of thrones 😂
Looks like the ice wall from game of thrones 😂
Keith NasmanMind.Blown.
Jeltron@wonderofscience @Landru79 It's incredible... Although I half expected King Kong to walk onto the frame.