On Nov. 12th, 2014, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe deployed its lander to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Seven images were taken by Philae’s ROLIS instrument from 219 Feet (67 meters) to 30 Feet (9 meters) of the surface of the comet. The images have been used to create a real-time look at the descent from the lander perspective.
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS/DLR, Stefano Mottola/Jakub Knapik, Platige Image/Sarah Poletti and Marc Thiebaut (ATG/medialab for ESA)/Music: “Saline” (instrumental version), from “Experiments in Mass Appeal”, Frost*/Jem Godfrey