First pictures released from comet's surface

The European Space Agency has released the first picture taken by its Philae probe on the surface of a comet.

First pictures released from comet's surface

The European Space Agency has released the first picture taken by its Philae probe on the surface of a comet.

Philae became the first spacecraft to land on a comet when it touched down on the comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, on Wednesday. The photo shows a rocky surface with one of the lander’s three feet.

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