Landing site C
Landing site C
Landing site C lies on the larger lobe of the comet. Here, scientists have found a range of different landforms such as depressions, cliffs, hills and flat areas – and also material that appears brighter than usual on the acquired images and is thus particularly interesting. But it is precisely these surface structures that must now be looked at in more detail to assess the risks they could pose for a safe landing. The illumination conditions are good, which will be of benefit to the later phases of scientific investigation. This image was acquired by the OSIRIS camera on Rosetta from a distance of 100 kilometres on 16 August 2014. The resolution is approximately 1.85 metres per pixel.
