Comet 67P/C-G from 18.8 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 18.8 m above the Agilkia landing site on the small lobe of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image was acquired at 15:33:48 GMT on 12 November 2014. The image measures 20.2 m across and the image scale is 2 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