ESA Rosetta takes CIVA Image at Comet 67/P

Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA

Using the CIVA camera on Rosetta's Philae lander, the spacecraft have snapped a 'selfie' at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

The image was taken on 7 September from a distance of about 50 km from the comet, and captures the side of the Rosetta spacecraft and one of Rosetta's 14 m-long solar wings, with 67P/C-G in the background.

Two images with different exposure times were combined to bring out the faint details in this very high contrast situation.

Artist impression of the Philae lander at work on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Credit: ESA