Stunning image mosaic captures Philae's bouncy landing on comet 67P


Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera captured Philae’s incredible journey as it approached, had its first touchdown, then bounced on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12th November 2014. Image credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

“An amazing mosaic of images from Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera over a half-hour period show Philae’s perilous journey as it approached, then bounced, after its first touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12th November 2014.”

The final location of Philae is still unknown, but the imaging team believes that by combining various sources of data and navcam images from the orbiter, the lander’s final resting place will soon be revealed.

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