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Small-Body Rendezvous Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s surface has been ravaged by close passages around the Sun. Pits mark the sources of dusty comet jets, and scalloped cliffs have receded and collapsed to generate dusty ponds of comet material. Bluer areas in this false-color image hint at the presence of frozen water and other volatile compounds. ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA