Comet Halley
In 1986, the European spacecraft Giotto became one of the first spacecraft ever to encounter and photograph the nucleus of a comet, passing and imaging Halley nucleus as it receded from the sun.
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NASA ID
PIA17485
Date Created
March 14, 1986
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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