CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Rosetta Comet

This composite is a mosaic comprising four individual Rosetta NAVCAM images taken from 19 miles 31 kilometers from the center of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Nov. 20, 2014.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA18899
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM

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Brilliance Beyond the Rings

The Cassini spacecraft looks past the illuminated side of Saturn rings to the brilliant moon Enceladus.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA11558
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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