Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

3D 67P

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 29, 2014 is “3D 67P,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS. The original explanation runs about 154 words.

3D 67P
Credit: Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to a comet! The Rosetta mission lander Philae’s ROLIS camera snapped the two frames used to create this stereo anaglyph for 3D viewing during its November 12 descent to the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.”

— APOD editors, November 29, 2014

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 29, 2014
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 154 words

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Source

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