Rosetta Maps Gas On Comet 67P For First Time

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Hydroxyl (left), oxygen (middle), and cyanide (right) emissions on Comet 67P. Rosetta

A University of Maryland-led team of scientists has mapped the gas emissions of Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko up close for the first time. Using Rosetta’s Optical, Spectroscopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) camera, the team studied some of the surprising processes taking place near the comet.