Rosetta: Earth's True Colors

Credit: ESA, Posted on: Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 05:18 CST Download full size image

After its closest approach to Earth, Rosetta looked back and took a number of images using the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera (NAC). This particular image was acquired November 15, 2007 at 03:30 CET.

The image is a colour composite of the NAC Orange, Green and Blue filters.

At the bottom, the continent of Australia can be seen clearly.

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