
This artist concept shows a view of NASA EPOXI mission spacecraft during its Nov. 4, 2010 flyby of comet Hartley 2. The fluffy shell around the comet, called a coma, is made up of gas and dust that blew off the comet core, or nucleus.
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NASA ID
PIA13548
Date Created
October 26, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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