Rosetta's first peek at the comet's south pole
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 05:50
in Astronomy & Space
Using the Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter (MIRO), scientists have studied the comet's southern polar regions at the end of their long winter season. The data suggest that these dark, cold regions host ice within the first few tens of centimetres below the surface in much larger amounts than elsewhere on the comet.