First Resolved Image of a Long-Period Comet Nucleus

NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona2014-10-20

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These images were taken of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Oct. 19, 2014, during the comet close flyby of Mars and the spacecraft.

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Title: First Resolved Image of a Long-Period Comet Nucleus
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
Date Created: 2014-10-20
Rights: JPL

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