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(opens in a new tab)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/october\/ESA_Rosetta_Philae_CIVA_141007.png?w=1024&#038;h=1024&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1024x1024 size-1024x1024\" alt=\"Image of a Rosetta spacecraft solar array in foreground and the nucleus of comet 67P in background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/october\/ESA_Rosetta_Philae_CIVA_141007.png?w=1024&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/october\/ESA_Rosetta_Philae_CIVA_141007.png?w=319&#038;h=319&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 319w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/october\/ESA_Rosetta_Philae_CIVA_141007.png?w=300&#038;h=300&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/october\/ESA_Rosetta_Philae_CIVA_141007.png?w=400&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/october\/ESA_Rosetta_Philae_CIVA_141007.png?w=600&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85rem) calc(100vw - 3rem), 85rem\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Rosetta&#8217;s Selfie<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/rosetta\/2014\/10\/14\/mission-selfie-from-16-km\/\" rel=\"noopener\">This Rosetta spacecraft selfie<\/a> was snapped on October 7th, 2014. At the time the <a href=\"https:\/\/rosetta.esa.int\/\" rel=\"noopener\">comet-chasing spacecraft<\/a> was about 472 million kilometers from planet Earth, but only 16 kilometers from the surface of <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2021-november-13-rosettas-comet-in-gemini\/\" rel=\"noopener\">comet 67P\/Churyumov-Gerasimenko<\/a>. Looming beyond the spacecraft near the top of the frame, dust and gas stream away from the comet\u2019s curious <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2014-august-7-rosettas-rendezvous\/\" rel=\"noopener\">double-lobed nucleus<\/a>. Bright sunlight glints off one of Rosetta\u2019s 14 meter long solar arrays. In fact, two exposures, one short and one long, were combined to record the dramatic high contrast scene using the CIVA camera system on Rosetta\u2019s still-attached <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philae_(spacecraft)\" rel=\"noopener\">Philae lander<\/a>. Its chosen <a href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/2016DPS....4810101T\/abstract\" rel=\"noopener\">primary landing site<\/a> was on the visible hemisphere of the smaller lobe of the nucleus. This was the last image from Philae\u2019s camera before the lander separated from Rosetta on November 12. Shortly after separation Philae took another image looking back toward the orbiter and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/spaceinvideos\/Videos\/2014\/09\/Philae_s_descent_and_science_on_the_surface\" rel=\"noopener\">began its descent<\/a> to the nucleus of the comet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture: <\/strong>dark matters\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 24, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/rosetta.esa.int\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ESA\/Rosetta\/Philae\/CIV<\/a>A\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &#038; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Robert Nemiroff, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. 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