Jet streams on Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Jet streams on Churyumov-Gerasimenko
A prominent jet, together with gas an dust outflows are visible in this four-image mosaic, created from images acquired by Rosetta's Navigation Camera NAVCAM on 31 January 2015. The comet’s activity will increase as it approaches the Sun. Model calculations show that the northern section can expect to lose a few metres of surface throughout the orbit, while the southern part will lose up to 20 metres.
Credit:
ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM - CC BY-SA IGO 3.0.