Corey S Powell on Nostr: During its bounce-and-crash across the surface of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the ...

During its bounce-and-crash across the surface of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the Philae lander learned a lot about the local landscape.

Turns out that the surface of the comet is "fluffier than the froth on a cappuccino."

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