Comet on 29 September 2016 – OSIRIS wide-angle camera

OSIRIS wide-angle camera image taken at 11:49 GMT on 29 September 2016, when Rosetta was 22.9 km from Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

On 30 September, Rosetta descends to the surface of the comet, targeting a region on the small comet’s lobe.

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