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Landslide recorded on a comet for the first time
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Wednesday, 22 March, 2017
A landslide on a comet has been documented by astronomers for the first time from images that reveal the collapse of a 100 metre-long cliff. The observations of comet 67P made by ESA's Rosetta probe show a dusty avalanche leaving a patch of comet's icy interior exposed. Astronomers also linked the landslide to a cometary outburst releasing plumes of dust.
read more at The Guardian