The Rosetta spacecraft, closer than anyone has ever been a comet, sent a picture of herself around 50 miles away from the comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the goal of his mission which will land in November.
In the remarkable cosmic selfie taken more than 400 million miles from Earth, the probe of the European Space Agency (ESA), you can see details of the protective mantle which covers the satellite and the brightness of one of its solar panels of 14 m in contrast to the black space. Above is the comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
The image was taken with a camera module located on Philae, in a few weeks try to land on the 67P. As the ship was approaching its prey, was revealing the rugged and irregular surface of the celestial body.
So scientists believe Philae landing will be harder than they thought. Thanks to the Rosetta information, researchers were able to create a colorful map of 67P reveals an extraordinary landscape, divided into different regions according to their composition.
Cliffs, channels, craters and huge boulders shape different land of the comet. The map will help, experts expect, choose the best place to land, something that had never been tried before. .
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