Wow, wow, wow. I can't wait to get closer!

This unusual shape could present a navigational challenge for the Philae lander team. The CNES release quotes Philae navigator Eric Jurado as saying that "navigation around such a body should not be much more complex than around a nucleus of irregular spherical type, but landing the Philae probe [scheduled for November 11], however, could be more difficult, as this form restricts potential landing zones."

I'm at the New Horizons science team meeting right now and have had great fun showing these pictures to gobsmacked space scientists. Naturally, they're all trying to figure out what to call its shape. Alex Parker came up with the clearly best answer: