Description: A composite showing the different shapes and sizes of asteroids and comets. The comets are the four objects at the bottom of the figure.
Credits: Created from a montage by Emily Lakdawalla. Ida, Dactyl, Braille, Annefrank, Gaspra, Borrelly: NASA / JPL / Ted Stryk. Steins: ESA/ OSIRIS team. Eros: NASA / JHUAPL. Itokawa: ISAS / JAXA / Emily Lakdawalla. Mathilde: NASA / JHUAPL / Ted Stryk. Lutetia: ESA / OSIRIS team / Emily Lakdawalla. Halley: Russian Academy of Sciences / Ted Stryk. Tempel 1: NASA / JPL / UMD. Wild 2: NASA / JPL.
PR02 History of the Universe Figure 3
Description: Photo of the comet Hale-Bopp taken in Croatia
Credits: Philipp Salzgeber
PR02 History of the Universe Figure 4
Description: Comet 1P/Halley depicted on the Bayeux tapestry (top centre).
Credits: Public domain
PR02 History of the Universe Figure 5
Description: Giotto ready for the solar simulation test.
Credits: ESA
PR02 History of the Universe Figure 6
Description: Image of the nucleus of Comet 1P/Halley as viewed by Giotto.
Credits: ESA. Courtesy of MPAe, Lindau
PR02 History of the Universe Figure 7
Description: Image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko using Rosetta’s NAVCAM taken on 19 September 2014 when Rosetta was less than 30 kilometres from the comet.
Credits: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM
PR02 History of the UniverseFigure 8
Description: Artist’s impression of the Rosetta spacecraft with the Philae lander on its way to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Credits: Spacecraft: ESA–J. Huart, 2014; Comet image: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
PR02 History of the Universe Figure 9
Description: Rosetta’s lander Philae is safely on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. One of the lander’s three feet can be seen in the lower left corner.
Credits: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA
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