Images from the OSIRIS scientific imaging camera taken during the close flyby on 14 February reveal the surface of Comet 67P/C-G in unprecedented detail, and include the shadow of the spacecraft. The image was taken from a distance of 6 km from the comet’s surface and has a resolution of 11 cm/pixel. It covers an area of 228 x 228 m and the shadow covers 20 x 50 m. The fade-through image shown here identifies the region on a wider view of the comet, taken by Rosetta's Navigation Camera (NAVCAM). Note that there are uncertainties in the distance to the surface and change in perspective between the images, making it difficult to match the images exactly in all places. The image is labelled to identify features that can be seen in both images.
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Comet flyby: OSIRIS catches glimpse of Rosetta's shadow
Credits: NAVCAM: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0;
OSIRIS: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA