The Rosetta spacecraft successfully captured detailed 3D images of Comet 67P, providing valuable insights into its structure and activity.

October 17, 2026 3D 67P * Credit: ESA , Rosetta , MPS , OSIRIS http://www.esa.int/ http://rosetta.esa.int/ http://www.mps.mpg.de/en * Stereo Anaglyph: Philippe Lamy and The Team https://rosetta-3dcomet.cnes.fr/?q=en/theteam Explanation: Put on your red/blue glasses and float next to the jagged and double-lobed nucleus of Churyumov-Gerasimenko, also known as Comet 67P . The stereo anaglyph was created by combining two images from the Rosetta spacecraft's narrow angle OSIRIS camera taken on July 25, 2015 from a distance of 184 kilometers. Numerous jets are emanating from the small solar system world's active surface near its closest approach to the Sun. The larger lobe is around 4 kilometers in diameter, joined to a smaller, 2.5 kilometer diameter lobe by a narrow neck. Rosetta's mission to the comet ended in September 2016 when the spacecraft was commanded to a controlled impact with the comet's surface . Keep those 3D glasses on though. You can check out a catalog of nearly 1400 stereo anaglyphs created from Rosetta image data on this website. https://rosetta-3dcomet.cnes.fr/?q=en https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-october-17-3d-67p/ #space #comets #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod

3D 67P Image Credit: ESA , Rosetta , MPS , OSIRIS - Stereo Anaglyph: Philippe Lamy and The Team Explanation: Put on your red/blue glasses and float next to the jagged and double-lobed nucleus of Churyumov-Gerasimenko, also known as Comet 67P . The stereo anaglyph was created by combining two images from the Rosetta spacecraft's narrow angle OSIRIS camera taken on July 25, 2015 from a distance of 184 kilometers. Numerous jets are emanating from the small solar system world's active surface near its closest approach to the Sun. The larger lobe is around 4 kilometers in diameter, joined to a smaller, 2.5 kilometer diameter lobe by a narrow neck. Rosetta's mission to the comet ended in September 2016 when the spacecraft was commanded to a controlled impact with the comet's surface . Keep those 3D glasses on though. You can check out a catalog of nearly 1400 stereo anaglyphs created from Rosetta image data on this website. https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-october-17-3d-67p/ #apod