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Imhotep region on comet 67P/C-G - OSIRIS NAC mosaic


Date: 20 July 2015
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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Mosaic of six OSIRIS narrow-angle camera images of the geologically diverse Imhotep region on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The mosaic comprises images taken on 3 August, 25 August and 5 September 2014 from distances of 272 km, 52 km and 43 km from the comet centre, respectively. As such, the image scale varies from 5 m/pixel to 0.8 m/pixel.

A version of this image with a geological mapping of the region is here.
A context image pointing out key features seen in this region is here.

More images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko can be found in the '67P - by Rosetta' collection.

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

Last Update: 1 September 2019
9-Mar-2026 08:47 UT

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