Rosetta: Explore 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in 3D, courtesy of Rosetta

Rosetta: Explore 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in 3D, courtesy of Rosetta

Rosetta might have ended it’s mission last week but touching down on the surface of 67P/Churyumov and powering off – but thanks to an interactive tool from the European Space Agency you can continue to explore Rosetta.

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The rendering of the comet is based on images taken with Rosetta’s navigation camera, NAVCAM back in November 2014.

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While Philae can’t be seen on the model – it was found on the top of the smaller ‘lobe’ of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko last year

The only thing the tool lacks is a sense of the enormous scale of Churyumov–Gerasimenko – which is approximately 4.3 by 4.1 km (2.7 by 2.5 mi) at its longest and widest dimensions.

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The ESA released these images under a Creative Commons license, which allows you to share them with whoever you like, to publish them on your blog or elsewhere, as well as to adapt, process, and modify them

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