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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:Miles? by oodaloop · · Score: 0, Troll

    The outcry seems to be mostly from self-righteous Europeans who look down on anyone using any unit that came before the metric system. Most Americans I know don't have strong feelings either way about the whole thing.

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