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Images of Earth and Moon captured by Rosetta
 
Graham land, Antarctica
Graham land, Antarctica
 
14 November 2007
Images taken right after Rosetta’s second Earth swing-by last night are now available. The comet chaser’s navigation camera (NAVCAM) took pictures of regions in the Antarctic and snapshots of Earth and the Moon.
 
The NAVCAM is one of the subsystems on the Rosetta orbiter used for optical navigation. The pictures were all taken immediately after Rosetta’s closest approach to Earth, between 21:55 CET on 13 November and 00:10 on 14 November while Rosetta was flying at heights of between 5500 to 6250 km from Earth’s surface.  
 
Graham land, Antarctica
Graham land, Antarctica






Graham land, Antarctica, taken on 13 November at 21:55 CET.
 
 
Graham land, Antarctica
Graham land, Antarctica






Graham land, Antarctica, taken on 13 November at 21:56 CET.
 
 
Earth as seen by Rosetta
Earth as seen by Rosetta






Earth, taken on 13 November at 22:56 CET.
 
 
Rosetta’s view of the Moon
Rosetta’s view of the Moon






The Moon, taken on 14 November, 00:10 CET.
 
 
Earth from Rosetta’s NAVCAM
Earth from Rosetta’s NAVCAM






Earth, taken on 13 November at 21:58 CET.
 
 
Earth from Rosetta’s NAVCAM
Earth from Rosetta’s NAVCAM






Earth, taken on 13 November at 21:54 CET.
 
 
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