Comet 67P for easy FDM

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's nucleus takes shape on a standard flatbed FDM-type machine. This remix is based on thing http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:529408, sourced from ESA's file: http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/10/03/measuring-comet-67pc-g. I simplified the model by cutting it in half, making it suitable for printing on flatbed FDM-type machines found in many institutions and homes. Two halves need to be glued together. Visit ESA's Rosetta Mission page (http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/14615-comet-67p) and JPL (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov) to track the extraordinary mission. Circular features on the comet resemble holes, some deep, from which cometary ejecta comes out. The comet's two lobes have vastly different densities, indicating they aggregated and complicating navigation models. A "selfie" space photo was taken by Rosetta Spacecraft, with itself appearing in view 50 km away from the comet; see caption at http://sservi.nasa.gov/articles/rosetta-snaps-selfie-at-comet-67pchuryumov-gerasimenko/.