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NavCam view of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 3, 2014 (processed)

NavCam view of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 3, 2014 (processed)
NavCam view of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 3, 2014 (processed) Rosetta took this photo of the comet from a distance of only 300 kilometers away. The original image had a resolution of 25.6 meters per pixel. It has been cleaned of artifacts and enlarged by a factor of 3. The long axis of the comet in this image measures 5 kilometers in this image. ESA / Rosetta / NavCam / Emily Lakdawalla

Here is the image at its original resolution.

NavCam view of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 3, 2014 (original)
NavCam view of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 3, 2014 (original) Rosetta took this photo of the comet from a distance of only 300 kilometers away. The image has a resolution of 25.6 meters per pixel. It has been cleaned of artifacts. The long axis of the comet measures 5 kilometers.Image: ESA / Rosetta / NavCam / Emily Lakdawalla