Bruce Murray Space Image Library

OSIRIS view of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 1, 2014

OSIRIS view of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 1, 2014
OSIRIS view of comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko on August 1, 2014 This image was acquired August a at 02:48 UTC by the OSIRIS camera on Rosetta from a distance of approximately 1000 km. It has been enlarged by an unknown amount from the original resolution. A prominent dark spot visible on the original image is an artifact on the CCD and has been painted out of this version of the image. ESA / Rosetta / MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS / UPD / LAM / IAA / SSO / INTA / UPM / DASP / IDA / Emily Lakdawalla