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    • Title Approaching perihelion (A)
    • Released 14/08/2015 6:30 pm
    • Copyright ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
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      This image of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 12 August 2015 at 14:07 GMT, just a few hours before the comet reached the closest point to the Sun along its 6.5-year orbit, or perihelion.

      The image was taken from a distance of about 330 km from the comet. The comet’s activity, at its peak intensity around perihelion and in the weeks that follow, is clearly visible.

      Full story: Rosetta’s big day in the Sun

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