This infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the broken Comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3 skimming along a trail of debris left during its multiple trips around the sun.
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Title: A Million Comet Pieces
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2006-05-10
Rights: JPL
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