The view shows a portion of Ash, on the large comet lobe, in extraordinary detail, displaying the smooth coating of dust that characterises this region. The upper left corner of the frame reveals a small part of the neighbouring Aten region, which, in contrast to Ash, is not covered in dust.

Smooth material covering another region of the comet, Imhotep, also on the large lobe, was featured in another image from Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow-angle camera, published yesterday on the OSIRIS Image of the Day.

The image was taken on 16 July, and also reveals boulders of various sizes (top left), rocky terrains (upper and right sides of the frame) and a number of the circular features characteristic of the Imhotep region (lower right).