Visitor from Deep Space
Comet Siding Spring appears to streak across the sky like a superhero in this new infrared image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The comet, also known as C/2007 Q3, was discovered in 2007 by observers in Australia.
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Details
NASA ID
PIA12830
Date Created
February 17, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image