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Philae Discovery Image

Rosetta spacecraft images captured on Sept. 2, 2016 show Philae in its final resting place — ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

Here is the Philae discovery image by Rosetta from Sept. 2, 2016 without the red circle. Philae can still be seen, but it's a tough job.

Finding Philae

This montage of images shows the location of Philae on the surface of Comet 67P.

ROLIS Captures Descent of Philae

This photo from the European Space Agency is the Philae lander's view of its landing site on Comet 67P/C-G's surface. Image release Nov. 13, 2014. [See Space.com's full coverage.]

See more amazing comet photos by Rosetta in this Space.com gallery.

This single-frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken on October 19, 2014, at a distance of approximately 4.9 miles (7.9 km) from the comet's surface and released on May 28, 2015. Read the Full Story.

NavCam image of Comet 67P/C-G Hathor

This NavCam image of Comet 67P/C-G taken on Oct. 23, 2014 and released on May 5. The image shows a feature of the comet known as the cliffs of Hathor, which are roughly 2,952 feet (900 meters) high. Read the Full Story.

Surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

This image of the rocky, lifeless surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken by the NavCam instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft on Oct. 27, 2014, and released on May 26, 2015. Read the Full Story.

The Hatmehit Region

The Hatmehit region on the small lobe of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by NavCam on November 12, 2014. This image was released on May 28, 2015. Read the Full Story.

Surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Rocky

This image of the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, taken by the NavCam instrument on the Rosetta spacecraft on Oct. 26, 2014, and released on May 26, 2015. Read the Full Story.

Three Boulders on Comet 67P/C-G

Three unusual boulders are found in the Aker region of Comet 67P/C-G, on the comet’s large lobe (marked with square). Image released May 18, 2015.

Boulders on Comet 67P/C-G

This image of the boulders on Comet 67P/C-G was taken by OSIRIS on Sept. 1, 2014, from a distance of 18 miles (29 km.).

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