Rosetta's Earth Flyby

USA at night

November 12, 2009

USA at night

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 12. November, 2009, OSIRIS took this unique image. This picture shows the USA at night from a distance of 60 000 kilometers. The individual large and small lights show the cities on the East Coast and on the Gulf of Mexico.

ESA © 2009 MPS for OSIRIS-Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

USA at night
November 12, 2009
As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 12. November, 2009, OSIRIS took this unique image. This picture shows the USA at night from a distance of 60 000 kilometers. The individual large and small lights show the cities on the East Coast and on the Gulf of Mexico.
Anti-cyclone over the South Pacific

November 12, 2009

Anti-cyclone over the South Pacific

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 12. November, 2009, OSIRIS took this unique image.It shows an anti-cyclone over the South Pacific.

ESA © 2009 MPS for OSIRIS-Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
Earth's night side

November 13, 2007

Earth's night side

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 13. November, 2007, OSIRIS took this unique image. It shows the Earth's night side and was taken by the Wide-Angle Camera at 6.45 pm two hours before closest approach. Several large cities are labeled.

ESA © 2007 MPS for OSIRIS-Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
Earth's crescent

November 13, 2007

Earth's crescent

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 13. November, 2007, OSIRIS took this unique image. It was taken by the WAC at 7.05 pm from a distance of 75000 Kilometers.

ESA © 2007 MPS for OSIRIS-Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
A unique glance at the Earth

November 13, 2007

A unique glance at the Earth

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 13. November, 2007, OSIRIS took unique pictures. This image is a composite of four images taken by OSIRIS's Wide-Angle Camera (WAC). It shows the illuminated cities on the northern hemisphere and Earth's crescent in Antarctica.

ESA © 2007 MPS for OSIRIS-Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
The Moon

November 13, 2007

The Moon

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 13. November, 2007, OSIRIS took this unique image of the moon.

ESA © 2007 MPS for OSIRIS-Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
A glance at the South Pacific

November 12, 2009

A glance at the South Pacific

ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 12. November, 2009, OSIRIS took this unique image. It shows the South Pacific during approach from a distance 350 000 kilometers.

ESA © 2009 MPS for OSIRIS-Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

USA at night

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 12. November, 2009, OSIRIS took this unique image. This picture shows the USA at night from a distance of 60 000 kilometers. The individual large and small lights show the cities on the East Coast and on the Gulf of Mexico.

Earth's night side

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 13. November, 2007, OSIRIS took this unique image. It shows the Earth's night side and was taken by the Wide-Angle Camera at 6.45 pm two hours before closest approach. Several large cities are labeled.

A unique glance at the Earth

As ESA's spacecraft Rosetta flew by Earth on 13. November, 2007, OSIRIS took unique pictures. This image is a composite of four images taken by OSIRIS's Wide-Angle Camera (WAC). It shows the illuminated cities on the northern hemisphere and Earth's crescent in Antarctica.

Rosetta's Earth Flyby

USA at night

USA at night

Anti-cyclone over the South Pacific

Earth's night side

Earth's crescent

A unique glance at the Earth

The Moon

A glance at the South Pacific