Colour composit of a part of 67P. The rocky surface contains remarkably light stains. On the ground below the rock face, material more light and blue than the surrounding area is showing. It could be blocks of (blue) ice water.
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko continues to reveal more of its secrets: Researchers in Bern have detected considerable variations in the gas escaping from the comet. This could amount to seasonal changes on the tiny celestial body. Meanwhile, the camera OSIRIS on board the Rosetta comet probe is revealing new details of the surface of «Chury». The current issue of 'Science' magazine features a section dedicated to the latest results from the European Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The lead authors of three of the eight articles on the topic are researchers in Bern and co-authors of two others are also from Bern. 'That shows how big a role the University of Bern is playing in this mission and in comet research,' says Kathrin Altwegg of the Center for Space and Habitability in Bern and principal investigator in the ESA mission. Different 'summer' and 'winter' atmosphere.
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