A boulder on comet 67P moved ~140 m within 14 hours on 2015 October 3, and thermal modeling shows the boulder's southern side was much hotter, possibly enabling self-propulsion.
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Boulder migration in the Khonsu region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
A boulder on comet 67P moved ~140 m within 14 hours on 2015 October 3, and thermal modeling shows the boulder's southern side was much hotter, possibly enabling self-propulsion.