The Earth through Rozetta colored glasses


	The Earth through Rozetta colored glasses

pokkets

11-22-2007 12:46 AM

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earth, view, space, rosetta, photo, picture, gravity, assist

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11-25-2007 11:11 AM

syncopath

now, that everybody goes green. i come back 2 love blue ..

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/22/2098193.htm?site=science&topic=space"><P class="first">Snapshots of the earth as seen from the comet-chasing Rosetta space probe have revealed the globe in true colour, with Australia clearly shown.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/22/2098193.htm?site=science&topic=space"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.abc.net.au/img/178584F9-5F19-4FBF-8C58-A986DD09BAB9" alt="earth from Rosetta space probe" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/22/2098193.htm?site=science&topic=space"><P>The images were taken last week as Rosetta made its closest approach to earth, before swinging out towards the outer solar system in search of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/22/2098193.htm?site=science&topic=space"><P>At its closest point, Rosetta was 5295 kilometres above the earth's surface.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; 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