Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shape model

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This is the basic shape model for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, currently host to the ESA Rosetta probe. While ESA has not yet released a formal shape model, I was able to derive this from released gif animation (http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/07/Shape_model_of_comet). Instructions I saved the animated gif found here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/07/Shape_model_of_comet, uploaded the animated gif into NIH ImageJ, saved each frame as a series of jpg images, then imported them to 123DCatch (http://www.123dapp.com/catch). The model is far from perfect as the rotation does not show certain surfaces well, but it's definitely the proper basic shape (weird as it is). Look forward to ESA or NASA releasing a formal printable stl file. The current model was printed on a Formlabs Form1 printer. If you print it on a Replicator or other FDM printer, it will need a lot of support (I'm trying this next).