Comet 67P cracking under pressure

Spinning space motion could cause neck to snap

67P

CRACKED COMET  Signs of stress building in comet 67P can be seen in this image of part of a fracture snapped by the Rosetta spacecraft.

ESA, Rosetta, MPS for OSIRIS Team, MPS, UPD, LAM, IAA, SSO, INTA, UPM, DASP, IDA

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