Cross-Section of Comet 67P (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cross-Section of Comet 67P

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Cross-section of comet 67P showing the 3D model of the layered�structure compressed and folded by the collision of the lobes (arrows�indicate the direction of compression).

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Image credit: Marco Franceschi and Luca Penasa.

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