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Science Poster - Rosetta


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

This image was taken at 22:06 UTC by one of Rosetta's Navigation Cameras during the spacecraft's first Earth swing-by on 4 March 2005. It shows the Moon rising above the Pacific, just three minutes before the point of closest approach during Rosetta's first Earth swing-by. The picture is 1024 x 1024 pixels and covers a field of view (FoV) of 5 degrees x 5 degrees.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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