From time to time, the Rosetta orbiter was manoeuvred to within two kilometres of the comet in preparation for the end of the mission.

From time to time, the Rosetta orbiter was manoeuvred to within two kilometres of the comet in preparation for the end of the mission
From time to time, the Rosetta orbiter was manoeuvred to within two kilometres of the comet in preparation for the end of the mission.
On these occasions the OSIRIS camera managed to acquire images showing details just a few centimetres across. The surprise came on 2 September 2016: Philae was found in the shadows of a rock formation, lying sideways.
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Main image and lander inset: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA; context: ESA/Rosetta/NavCam – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0.