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Comet 67P/C-G from 38.6 m - ROLIS


Date: 30 July 2015
Satellite: Rosetta
Depicts: Agilkia landing site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Copyright: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS/DLR

This image was taken by Philae's ROsetta Lander Imaging System, ROLIS 38.6 m above the Agilkia landing site on the small lobe of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image was acquired at 15:33:28 GMT on 12 November 2014. The image measures 41.5 m across and the image scale is 4 cm/pixel. Part of Philae's landing gear can be seen in the top corners.

Watch an animation of the descent images here.

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

Last Update: 1 September 2019
16-Apr-2026 08:54 UT

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