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Jets on Comet Borrelly

Jets on Comet Borrelly

This very long exposure was taken by NASA Deep Space 1 to show detailed structures in the faint parts of comet Borrelly inner coma. As a result, the nucleus has been greatly over-exposed and its shape appears distorted.

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PIA03505

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November 3, 2001

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JPL

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Artist Concept of Deep Space 1 Encounter with Comet Borrelly

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Comet Borrelly Slows Solar Wind

Nov 3, 2001

Composite of Comet Borrelly Nucleus, Jets, Coma

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Early Close Image of Comet Borrelly