This image of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was taken by the Philae lander of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission during Philae’s descent toward the comet on Nov. 12, 2014. Philae’s ROLIS camera took the image from a distance of approximately two miles (three kilometers) from the surface.
Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/DLR
Farewell Philae – narrow-angle view- 12 November 2014
EU–(ENEWSPF)– 12 November 2014. ESA’s Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time…