WHAT IS COMET 67P AND THE ROSETTA PROBE?
Comet 67P orbits Jupiter at a rate of once every six-and-a-half years
The comet, known as '67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko', or just 67P for short, orbits Jupiter at a rate of once every six-and-a-half years.
It was named after the two Soviet astronomers who discovered it in 1969, and measures around 2.7 by 2.5 miles (4.3 by 4.1 km) at its longest and widest points.
The comet was the focus of the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission, launched on 2 March 2004.
Rosetta was sent to study the comet's activity and to launch a lander probe to its surface, known as Philae.
Rosetta reached 67P in 2014 and crash landed into the comet in September last year after it had completed its recon mission.
New details from the probe's readings are still coming to light today as scientists sift through Rosetta's stunning imagery.