Comet on 9 February 2015 – NavCam

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 105 km from the centre of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 9 February 2015. The image has a resolution of 8.9 m/pixel and the crop shown here measures 9.1 km across. The image is processed to bring out the details of the comet's activity.

More information and the original image is available via the blog: Last stop before close flyby – CometWatch 9 February

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