The European Space Agency has released a set of NAVCAM images of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko showing space enthusiasts what they would see if they stood on a comet.
The images were captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera between September 23 and November 21 last year as the Philae lander descended to the surface. The images were taken a distance of 8 km from the surface and immediately following its landing.
Philae landed on the comet on November 12 and experienced a hiccup when it lost power for a short period as its landing site offered less sunlight to charge its solar panels. But not before it sent some photos of the comet's surface back to Earth
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The images were captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera between September 23 and November 21 last year as the Philae lander descended to the surface. The images were taken a distance of 8 km from the surface and immediately following its landing.
Philae landed on the comet on November 12 and experienced a hiccup when it lost power for a short period as its landing site offered less sunlight to charge its solar panels. But not before it sent some photos of the comet's surface back to Earth
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