Rosetta: OSIRIS’ view of Earth by night
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:50
in Astronomy & Space
This striking composite of Earth by night shows the illuminated crescent over Antarctica and cities of the northern hemisphere. The images were acquired with the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera (WAC) during Rosetta’s second Earth swing-by on 13 November.
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