MESSENGER First Images of Comets Encke and ISON
As comets C/2012 S1 ISON and the well-known short-period comet 2P/Encke both approached their closest distances to the Sun in November, 2013, they also passed close to the MESSENGER spacecraft orbiting the innermost planet Mercury.
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PIA17693
Date Created
November 14, 2013
Center
JPL
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