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Rosetta Takes Stunning Self-Portrait 10 Miles From Comet's Surface

Posted by Soulskill on from the pretty-pictures dept.

astroengine writes: At a distance of only 10 miles from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's surface, the European Rosetta mission has captured yet another dazzling self portrait with the dark comet lurking in the background. But the orbiter couldn't have snapped this picture without the help of a little friend — the attached Philae lander that is currently undergoing preparations for its historic comet surface landing in November.

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  1. Re:Historic? by exploder · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I agree that the word "historic" is probably overapplied, but come on, it's going to land on a fucking comet for the first time in, uh, what's that word I'm looking for? Oh yeah, history.

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