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Welcome to a Comet

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 14, 2014 is “Welcome to a Comet,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA. The original explanation runs about 109 words.

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

From the explanation

“The Rosetta Mission lander is safely on a comet. One of Philae’s feet appears at the bottom left of this spectacular image of the surface of C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.”

— APOD editors, November 14, 2014

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 14, 2014
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 109 words

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Topics in this entry

Comets

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