rubber duck comet
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The "rubber duck comet" is the informal nickname for Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, a bilobed comet famously explored by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
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comet ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| aphelionDistance | about 5.68 AU ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Klim Churyumov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Svetlana Gerasimenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| eccentricity | about 0.64 ⓘ |
| explorationAgency | European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity | outgassing jets ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | about 0.06 ⓘ |
| hasBulkDensity | about 0.53 g/cm³ ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
larger lobe
ⓘ
smaller lobe ⓘ |
| hasComposition |
carbon dioxide ice
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carbon monoxide ice ⓘ dust ⓘ water ice ⓘ |
| hasDetectedMolecules |
amino-acid-related molecules
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molecular oxygen ⓘ organic compounds ⓘ |
| hasMass | about 1.0e13 kg ⓘ |
| hasMeanRadius | about 2 km ⓘ |
| hasMissionObjective | study comet nucleus and coma in situ ⓘ |
| hasNeckRegion | Hapi region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNucleusDimensions | approximately 4.3 km by 4.1 km by 3.3 km ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalPeriod | about 6.45 years ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance | insight into early Solar System material ⓘ |
| hasShape |
bilobed
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rubber duck-like ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
boulders
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cliffs ⓘ dusty plains ⓘ pits ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceGravity | much less than 1% of Earth gravity ⓘ |
| inclination | about 7 degrees ⓘ |
| isJupiterFamilyComet | true ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perihelionDistance | about 1.24 AU ⓘ |
| PhilaeFinalRestingSiteName | Abydos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PhilaeLandingDate | 2014-11-12 ⓘ |
| PhilaeLandingSiteName | Agilkia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RosettaArrivalDate | 2014-08-06 ⓘ |
| RosettaEndOfMission | 2016-09-30 ⓘ |
| rotationPeriod | about 12.4 hours ⓘ |
| wasExploredBy |
Philae lander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosetta spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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