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Rosetta's first sight of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko of final approach phase (narrow-angle detail)

Rosetta's first sight of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko of final approach phase (narrow-angle detail)
Rosetta's first sight of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko of final approach phase (narrow-angle detail) Comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko in the constellation Ophiuchus. This image was taken on March 21, 2014 by the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera. The comet is indicated by the small circle next to the bright globular star cluster M107. The image was taken from a distance of about 5 million kilometers to the comet. ESA © 2014 MPS for OSIRIS-Team MPS / UPD / LAM / IAA / SSO / INTA / UPM / DASP / IDA