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November 13th, 2014
Two-part image taken by Philae comet lander.
Photo shows Philae safely on the surface – with one of its landing legs visible.
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA
Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft deployed the Philae lander – achieving a space first.
They have been riding through space together for more than 10 years.
Philae lander makes historic landing.
Credit: ESA
Philae is the first probe to land on a comet, while Rosetta is the first to rendezvous with a comet and follow it around the Sun.
The information collected by Philae at one location on the surface will complement that collected by the Rosetta orbiter for the entire comet.
Rosetta’s lander Philae has returned the first panoramic image from the surface of a comet. The view, unprocessed, as it has been captured by the CIVA-P imaging system, shows a 360º view around the point of final touchdown. The three feet of Philae’s landing gear can be seen in some of the frames.
Confirmation of Philae’s touchdown on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko arrived on Earth at 16:03 GMT/17:03 CET on 12 November.
Credits: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA
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