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Comet 17P/Holmes Hubble image 1


Date: 14 November 2007
Satellite: Hubble
Depicts: Core of Comet 17/P Holmes
Copyright: NASA, ESA, and H. Weaver (The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)

This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals Comet Holmes' bright core. It shows the coma, the cloud of dust and gas encircling the comet. The image was taken 29 October 2007.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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