Anatomy of a Busted Comet
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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NASA ID
PIA11228
Date Created
October 13, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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