Philae's descent - closing in on the landing site
The final steps of Philae's descent towards Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 12 November 2014, as seen by a hypothetical observer close to the landing site on the comet.
The background image was taken by Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 14 September 2014 from a distance of about 30 km.
Philae was provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES and ASI.
Last Update: 1 September 2019