Comet Hartley 2 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Comet Hartley 2

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Comet Hartley 2 can be seen in detail in this image from NASA's EPOXI mission. It was taken as the spacecraft flew by from about 435 miles. The comet's nucleus, or main body, is about 1.2 miles long. Jets can be seen streaming out of the nucleus. A Goddard team would like to use a microbolometer to study these objects in greater detail.

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