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Rosetta takes 'selfie' ahead of landing site selection [View all]
The Rosetta spacecraft has sent a hauntingly beautiful picture of itself from deep space.
It was taken with the CIVA camera situated on Rosetta's landing craft known as Philae.
The image was taken on 7 September from a distance of about 50km from the comet seen at the top of the picture.
It shows the edge of the spacecraft and one of its 14m-long solar wings glistening in sunlight against the blackness of space.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29044139
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