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5 amazing pictures tweeted by Rosetta and Philae
Yesterday history was made when the Philae lander, launched from the Rosetta spacecraft, landed on Comet 67P. Its mission is to transmit data from the comet about its composition. The landing is the culmination of a 10 year mission lead by the European Space Agency.
It hasn’t just been quietly feeding information to the scientists behind the mission though. Both Philae and Rosetta have been tweeting up a storm throughout the mission.
In among the tweets have been some amazing photos, providing us with some of our first up-close images of a comet.
Now that I’m safely on the ground, here is what my new home #67P looks like from where I am. #CometLanding pic.twitter.com/gFmt8Ldvpa
— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 13, 2014
.@ESA_Rosetta See for yourself! ROLIS imaged #67P when we were just 3km away! Glad I can share. #CometLanding pic.twitter.com/b6mcid2fsn
— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 12, 2014
Welcome to a comet! First CIVA images confirm @Philae2014 is on surface of #67P! http://t.co/EYSlRFjQBb #CometLanding pic.twitter.com/3OOSKGEh9L
— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) November 13, 2014
I see you too @philae2014! Here you are in my OSIRIS camera – legs out! #CometLanding pic.twitter.com/hmnfe2AkN2
— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) November 12, 2014
.@philae2014’s first postcard just after separation – it’s of me!
#CometLanding
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA pic.twitter.com/OXJwGunL3V
— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) November 12, 2014
