Island In Space
Out beyond the orbit of Mars, on its way to rendezvous with comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, ESA's Rosseta spacecraft has just flown past asteroid Steins. Here's a brief movie of the encounter. We've grown so used to seeing scenes like this in SF movies that it takes a small effort of imagination to kindle our sense of wonder and remember that this is the real deal: real rock, real spacecraft.
Is it just me, or does it look like there's a face carved on the back side of the asteroid as it dwindles into the outer dark?
Is it just me, or does it look like there's a face carved on the back side of the asteroid as it dwindles into the outer dark?
posted by Paul McAuley at 4:23 pm
2 Comments:
A face? You mean Mr Potato Head?
That's what it looked like! Of course. It's a Toy Story ad. I foresee a future war in which rival robot sculpting crews battle for supremacy in the asteriod belt.
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