New images show moment Philae landed on comet

These incredible images show the moment the Philae probe dropped from its satellite and first landed on Comet 67P five days ago.

The high-resolution shots, taken by the Rosetta satellite's narrow-angle camera, capture the 30 minutes since the probe touched down on the comet's surface.

The dishwasher-sized craft bounced twice before coming to rest more than half a mile from its original landing site.

On Friday things came to a standstill after it ran out of power when its batteries died as it lay in the shadow of a crater wall.

Scientists do not know its exact location at this point.

Despite that, the mission has been hailed a success as it is the first spacecraft to ever land on a comet.

From now on, no contact will be possible unless enough sunlight falls on the solar panels to generate enough power to wake it up.

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