Figure 8: Wild 2 Stereo Anaglyph
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A stereo anaglyph (magenta on right) of comet Wild 2 shows the comet and jets
seen as
sunlight reflected from outward-flowing dust and rocks. Unusual jets from the shadowed
side can be seen coming from Walker, on the right side of the nucleus, and from a region
below Walker.
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Rahe Crater on Wild 2
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Stereo view of the Rahe, a pit halo crater in the northern regions of Wild 2. This kilometer feature is similar
microcraters found on lunar rocks but it is a morphology never seen before for large craters. It is believed to
have formed by the high speed impact of a body on a cohesive surface under microgravity conditions.
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