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Astronomical Photo of the Day
Let’s discover the universe! Every day, a different image or photo of our fascinating universe is featured with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
3D Comet 67P: A Stereo View from Rosetta
Explanation: Wear red-and-blue glasses and float next to the jagged, double-lobed nucleus of
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
This stereo anaglyph was created by combining two images from the Rosetta spacecraft’s narrow-angle OSIRIS camera.
The images were taken on
July 25, 2015,
from a distance of 184 kilometers. Numerous jets emerge from the active surface of this small solar system world near its closest approach to the Sun.
The large lobe is about 4 kilometers in diameter and is connected by a narrow neck to the smaller lobe, which is about 2.5 kilometers in diameter. Rosetta’s mission to the comet ended in September 2016, when the spacecraft was ordered to make a controlled impact with the comet’s surface.
Keep your 3D glasses on and explore the
catalog
of approximately 1,400 stereo anaglyphs created from
Rosetta image data.
Tomorrow’s photo: open space
| Date | October 17, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Credit |
ESA, Rosetta, MPS; OSIRIS stereo anaglyph: Philippe Lamy and team |
| Authors and editors | Jerry Bonell, Cecilia Chilenti, Robert Nemiroff, Keighley Rockcliffe |
| Service of |
ASD in NASA / GSFC, NASA’s science revitalization and Michigan Tech University |
Source: science.nasa.gov