Rosetta‘s flyby took it from the shady side of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko towards sunlight, putting the sun directly behind the spacecraft and showing scientists how reflective the comet‘s surface was. The image, taken when the Rosetta spacecraft was 9.5 miles from Comet 67P/C-G‘s surface puts the celestial body‘s dusty, craggy face on display.