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- Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:07 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Contrasting Terrains on Comet... (2014 Aug 19)
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Re: APOD: Contrasting Terrains on Comet... (2014 Aug 19)
C-G looks like two huge snow and rubble balls smashed together. The outside gets covered with dust (regolith). Near the contact point the dust slides down accumulating near the comets components common center of mass (near the contact point I suspect). The surfaces facing the center of mass form sor...