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First Comet Encounter

NASA/Paul E. Alers2010-09-09

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Dr. Anita Cochran, Assistant Director, McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas-Austin, speaks during a symposium commemorating a quarter-century of comet discoveries, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in the Knight studio at the Newseum in Washington. The International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) spacecraft flew past the comet Giacobini-Zinner on Sept. 11, 1985 which established a foundation of discoveries that continue today. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

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  • Title: First Comet Encounter
  • Creator: NASA/Paul E. Alers
  • Date Created: 2010-09-09
  • Location: Newseum
  • Rights: HQ
  • Album: cshenton
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