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Comet 67P/C-G on 29 September 2014 - OSIRIS


Date: 05 November 2014
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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A rare glimpse at the dark side of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Light backscattered from dust particles in the comet's coma reveals a hint of surface structures. This image was taken by OSIRIS, Rosetta's scientific imaging system, on 29 September 2014 from a distance of approximately 19 kilometres. The image scale is approximately 1.7 metres/pixel, so the image measures about 3.5 km across.

Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

Last Update: 1 September 2019
8-Mar-2026 23:48 UT

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