Earth's true colours
Date: 20 November 2007
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Earth
Copyright: ESA ©2007 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
Rosetta performed its second Earth gravity assist manoeuvre on 13 November 2007. After its closest approach to Earth, Rosetta looked back and took a number of images using the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera (NAC). This particular image was acquired 15 November 2007 at 02:30 UT.
The image is a colour composite of the NAC Orange, Green and Blue filters.
At the bottom, the continent of Australia can be seen clearly.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
