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Views of the Rosetta landing site (low sun)

Views of the Rosetta landing site (low sun)
Views of the Rosetta landing site (low sun) Two views of the Rosetta landing site on the Ma'at region of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by the Navcam (left) and OSIRIS narrow-angle camera (right) on November 11, 2014. With the low sun angle, the interiors of the two prominent circular Ma'at pits are hidden, and a hint of texture can be seen in the smooth areas outside the two pits. The upper left pit is Deir el-Medina. The prospective landing site is to the let of Deir el-Medina in these images. The pits are about 100 meters across. ESA / Rosetta / Navcam / MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS / UPD / LAM / IAA / SSO / INTA / UPM / DASP / IDA / Emily Lakdawalla