Philae lander sends back first ever image from comet surface"The European Space Agency’s Philae lander has sent back the first ever image from the surface of a comet.
The picture shows the cracked, bumpy surface in monochrome, with one of Philae’s three legs in the bottom left of the frame. It is not yet clear whether the leg in the image is actually touching the surface. What is certain is that Philae is not level, and may be wedged into a pit.
“We’re either looking into a ditch or we are against a wall,” said ESA Rosetta project scientist Matt Taylor."
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May have tipped over because it isn't attached to the solid rock surface of the comet...