Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Descent to a Comet

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 13, 2014 is “Descent to a Comet,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS. The original explanation runs about 145 words.

Descent to a Comet
Credit: Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Yesterday, the first soft landing on a comet took place some 500 million kilometers from planet Earth as the Rosetta mission lander Philae settled on the nucleus of C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko .”

— APOD editors, November 13, 2014

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 13, 2014
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 145 words

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Comets

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