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Sink holes and dust jets on comet 67P

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Analyses of images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft reveal the complex landscape of a comet in rich detail. Close-up views of the surface indicate that some dust jets are being emitted from active pits undergoing sublimation. See Letter p.63

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Figure 1: The nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P).

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