Comet Hunter's Last Look at Earth is Haunting

Alexis Madrigal
Wired Science
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:51 UTC

© ESA

High-resolution image of planet Earth from Rosetta.

This gorgeous image of a blue arc of the Earth against the blackness of space was captured by the Rosetta spacecraft as it swung by our planet.

The European Space Agency mission is on its way to intercept the comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The ship will deploy a lander onto the comet's surface, the first such attempt to be made.

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