November 2009 - The Rosetta spacecraft performs a final swingby on its way to Comet 67P and captures this stunning view of our pale blue dot.
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First view of Earth as Rosetta approaches home
This spectacular image of our home planet was captured by the OSIRIS instrument on ESA's Rosetta comet chaser earlier today as the spacecraft approached Earth for the third and final swingby. Closest approach is due at 08:45 CET, 13 November 2009. Follow Rosetta's progress at ESA's dedicated Rosetta site and via the Rosetta Blog.



