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Rosetta's First Earth Swing-by


Date: 03 March 2005
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Moon rising above the Pacific
Copyright: ESA

The Moon rises above the Pacific in this image taken on 4 March 2005 at 22:06 UTC by one of Rosetta's Navigation Cameras during the spacecraft's first Earth swing-by, just three minutes before the point of closest approach.

The picture is 1024 ×1024 pixels and covers a field of view (FoV) of 5 degrees × 5 degrees.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
17-Apr-2026 16:17 UT

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