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Anatomy of a Busted Comet
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Anatomy of a Busted Comet

NASA / JPL · 2008-10-13 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope captured this picture of comet Holmes in March 2008, five months after the comet suddenly erupted and brightened a millionfold overnight.

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HolmesSpitzer Space Telescope
Credit lineAnatomy of a Busted Comet. NASA/JPL, 2008-10-13. Public domain. ID: PIA11228.
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