There has been a significant increase in the amount of water «pouring» out of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the comet on which the Rosetta mission’s Philae lander touched down in November 2014. The 2.5-mile-wide (4-kilometer) comet was releasing the earthly equivalent of 40 ounces (1.2 liters) of water into space every second at the end of August 2014.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/8ZYepaqgO8A/150122143046.htm
Rosetta Comet ‘pouring’ more water into space
22 enero 2015
Volver