Steins: A diamond in the sky

Pictures from Rosetta's encounter with the asteroid Steins are now available.

The first images from Rosetta's OSIRIS imaging system and VIRTIS infrared spectrometer were derived from raw data Saturday morning and have delivered spectacular results.

"Steins looks like a diamond in the sky," said Uwe Keller, Principal Investigator for the OSIRIS imaging system from the Max Planck Institut Fuer Sonnensystemforschung, Lindau.

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