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- "Snow" on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is actually stars.
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9.) Snowy weather on comets. The ESA’s Rosetta mission witnessed cometary “snow” firsthand.
However, landru79 (twitter) has rearranged the frames to show that most of the falling "snow" is actually background stars.
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9.) Snowy weather on comets. The ESA’s Rosetta mission witnessed cometary “snow” firsthand.
The most spectacular movie from ESA's Rosetta mission shows what the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko looks like, including the volatile ices that sublimate and re-freeze when they're in sunlight or shadow, respectively, causing this snow-like behavior.
ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM
However, landru79 (twitter) has rearranged the frames to show that most of the falling "snow" is actually background stars.