Rosetta comet landing: Stunning images plot Philae's first touch down and bounce

By Nicky Phillips
Updated November 30 2014 - 10:23am, first published November 18 2014 - 12:46pm
Philae's first touchdown and bounce.
Philae's first touchdown and bounce.
Philae's first touchdown and bounce.
Philae's first touchdown and bounce.
Philae's first touchdown and bounce.
Philae's first touchdown and bounce.
Philae's first touchdown and bounce.
Philae's first touchdown and bounce.

An "incredible" sequence of images captured by the comet chaser Rosetta tracking the initial path of its lander, Philae, to the comet surface to make its first touchdown has been released.

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