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Comet 67P/C-G: Anubis and Seth


Date: 15 July 2015
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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This OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image focuses on the boundary between the smooth Anubis region (bottom/bottom right) and the rugged Seth region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's large lobe. Parts of the comet's small lobe can be seen in the background.

The image was taken on 2 September 2014 from a distance of around 50 km to the surface of the comet.

For a context image see here.

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

Last Update: 1 September 2019
8-Mar-2026 02:58 UT

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