ROSINA on Rosetta finds Freon-40 at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Approximate location of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko when the ROSINA instrument on ESA's Rosetta space probe discovered traces of Freon-40 (methyl chloride), the same molecule detected by ALMA around the IRAS 16293-2422 star-forming region.
Credit:
B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1732b |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 2 October 2017, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1732 |
| Size: | 2400 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko |
| Type: | Milky Way : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
| Category: | Illustrations |
