Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Activity Observed by Rosetta

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 124 km from the centre of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 February 2015.

The 1024 x 1024 pixel image frame has a resolution of 10.6 m/pixel and measures 10.8 km across. The image is processed to bring out the details of the comet’s activity.

The image is the first single frame image capturing the entire comet nucleus since leaving bound orbits last week.

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