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Comet 17P/Holmes Hubble image 3


Date: 14 November 2007
Satellite: Hubble
Depicts: 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 4 November 2007.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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