Officials within the European Space Agency say a small probe is definitely resting on the surface of a distant comet after a rough and uncertain landing.
ຍານສຳຫຼວດ Philae ລົງຈອດ ເທິງດາວຫາງ

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Comparing the size of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with the city of Darmstadt, Germany, home to the European Space Operations Center. (Courtesy: European Space Agency, Google maps)

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Artist impression showing Philae separating from Rosetta and descending to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. (Courtesy: European Space Agency)

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This image from Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera is marked to show the location of the first touchdown point of the Philae lander. It is thought that Philae bounced twice before settling on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Nov. 12, 2014. (Courtesy: European Space Agency)