Even so, the Rosetta mission, designed to orbit and plant a probe on a comet is one of the more remarkable missions of recent years. I know there have been photos taken of comet cores before, but I don't think anything as interesting as this:
And here's another to give the scale:
And by the way, did you notice the clear-ish alien grinning cat artifact in the first picture? I'll highlight it here:
[This post strikes me as good geeky Reddit fodder, but while I read it sometimes, I don't post anything there. Then again, it wouldn't be surprising if something similar has not already appeared. Anyway, anyone who posts there, feel free to link here...]
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