….of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken from a distance of 104km, reveal giant boulders and rugged cliffs above the “neck” that joins the two chunks (second image is 3D). Giant versions of these images are available through here, by clicking on the one you want then on the “high res” link:
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Missions/Rosetta/(class)/image
diddly-squat said:
Looks like a large bellowing animal coming towards you, with the head turned to its left.
PermeateFree said:
diddly-squat said:
Looks like a large bellowing animal coming towards you, with the head turned to its left.
Needs a banana for scale.
Kingy said:
PermeateFree said:
diddly-squat said:
Looks like a large bellowing animal coming towards you, with the head turned to its left.
Needs a banana for scale.
I’d like to know how it got there, its supposed to be in space.
Which city is that supposed to be?
CrazyNeutrino said:
I’d like to know how it got there, its supposed to be in space.
If it came by boat, it can claim ‘political asylum’.
If it got off a plane, it’s an illegal migrant.
buffy said:
Which city is that supposed to be?
Witty Rejoinder said:
buffy said:Which city is that supposed to be?
Los Angeles.
How come I don’t believe you?
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
buffy said:Which city is that supposed to be?
Los Angeles.How come I don’t believe you?
Serious personal issues? I recognise the skyline.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Los Angeles.
How come I don’t believe you?
Serious personal issues? I recognise the skyline.
It is indeed LA
diddly-squat said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:How come I don’t believe you?
Serious personal issues? I recognise the skyline.
It is indeed LA
I’ve never flown over LA. I thought it was less flat.
LA is (mostly) flat, San Fran is hilly.
LA is a vast sprawling place.. with pockets of extreme wealth surrounded by jeans of intense poverty…
Arts said:
LA is a vast sprawling place.. with pockets of extreme wealth surrounded by jeans of intense poverty…
Employed actors vs wannabe actors?
Divine Angel said:
LA is (mostly) flat, San Fran is hilly.
Ah, that is it. I was confusing the two.
Arts said:
LA is a vast sprawling place.. with pockets of extreme wealth surrounded by jeans of intense poverty…
and a hole lot of inbetween
diddly-squat said:
Arts said:
LA is a vast sprawling place.. with pockets of extreme wealth surrounded by jeans of intense poverty…
and a hole lot of inbetween
or a whole lot even
diddly-squat said:
diddly-squat said:
Arts said:
LA is a vast sprawling place.. with pockets of extreme wealth surrounded by jeans of intense poverty…
and a hole lot of inbetween
or a whole lot even
hole is apt for LA.
I used to live in Inglewood, it’s not far from LAX… there you don’t walk down the street at any time of the day or night alone, unless you would like to entertain strangers for an hour at a time.
Hollywood boulevard is a strange mix of cheap souvenir stores, sex shops and opulent shops and theatres …
There is no place I have been where I have seen such extremes passing each other in the street so frequently. Top place though, I loved being there
poikilotherm said:
diddly-squat said:
diddly-squat said:and a hole lot of inbetween
or a whole lot even
hole is apt for LA.
I don’t mind the place… in fact I’m quite fond of SoCal… there are some great places there…
Oh dear God… Arts and I are agreeing on stuff again…
diddly-squat said:
Oh dear God… Arts and I are agreeing on stuff again…
diddly-squat said:
Oh dear God… Arts and I are agreeing on stuff again…
Yea, you’ve both got problems.
wishful thinking
diddly-squat said:
I worked in a hostel there for ages. It always amused me the people who would come in and be surprised that the ‘fancy’ part wasn’t as close or as vast as they expected. (well, people it is still a living thriving city home to 3.8 million people – they can’t all be in the movie business)
Arts said:
I worked in a hostel there for ages. It always amused me the people who would come in and be surprised that the ‘fancy’ part wasn’t as close or as vast as they expected. (well, people it is still a living thriving city home to 3.8 million people – they can’t all be in the movie business)
We are thinking of going in June next year…
Head over sans children and go to Vegas with some friends for thee or four days (they want to get remarried by Elvis for their 10th anniversary) – do all the typical Vegas things like hire a Ferrari and drive out to the Grand Canyon
Then meet the kiddlewinks in LA; take girlchild to Disneyland and teens to California Adventure Park and probaby do Universal Studios as well…
Than will probably hire a car and drive to San Fransisco…
diddly-squat said:
Than will probably hire a car and drive to San Fransisco…
be sure to wear some flowers in your hair…
stumpy_seahorse said:
diddly-squat said:Than will probably hire a car and drive to San Fransisco…
be sure to wear some flowers in your hair…
And make sure you take your arseless chaps.
diddly-squat said:
Arts said:
I worked in a hostel there for ages. It always amused me the people who would come in and be surprised that the ‘fancy’ part wasn’t as close or as vast as they expected. (well, people it is still a living thriving city home to 3.8 million people – they can’t all be in the movie business)We are thinking of going in June next year…
Head over sans children and go to Vegas with some friends for thee or four days (they want to get remarried by Elvis for their 10th anniversary) – do all the typical Vegas things like hire a Ferrari and drive out to the Grand Canyon
Then meet the kiddlewinks in LA; take girlchild to Disneyland and teens to California Adventure Park and probaby do Universal Studios as well…
Than will probably hire a car and drive to San Fransisco…
excellent… I wasn’t excited by Vegas… but I’m not a gambler, the architecture was creative and grand, though I spent a lot of time mountain bike riding around the outskirts (most amazing) the GC is everything the name suggests IMO The kids will love the theme parks – sounds like a top trip
Shopped.
Peak Warming Man said:
Shopped.
nah …seems legit
> Recent Rosetta Images ….of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken from a distance of 104km, reveal giant boulders and rugged cliffs above the “neck” that joins the two chunks
What do these tell us about how this comet formed? I think …
We can rule out that the strange shape is due to cratering impacts.
We can rule out that it’s a loose pile of rubble.
It has rough cliff features and smooth patches.
It looks like either it’s been created by sublimation loss of matter from a larger body. But what could have caused that larger body to have initially formed?
Or more likely by fragmentation into two pieces by a close encounter with either Jupiter or the Sun, followed by these two pieces later merging into one with a smooth area of accreted dust obscuring the join.
What do you think?
I’m willing to wait for the verdict after they’ve studied it through it’s journey to the sun. It’ll be very interesting to see from which parts most of the gas and dust arise, always supposing we get a clear view once it’s active.
it’s journey = its
A shot from a couple days ago.
