Space Shuttle Project
This is a Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MLS-1) onboard STS-83 photo of the most recent comet to date, Hale-Bopp, which passed by Earth during the spring and summer of 1997. In this view, the comet is visible during sunset. The streaks and distorted lights seen in the bottom of the photo are city lights and petroleum fires.
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NASA ID
9705250
Date Created
April 4, 1997
Center
MSFC
Media Type
image
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