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NASA's EPOXI Flyby Reveals New Insights Into Comet Features

 

 

This image montage shows comet Hartley 2 as NASA's EPOXI mission approached and flew under the comet. The images progress in time clockwise, starting at the top left. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD)

 

ScienceDaily (Nov. 8, 2010) — NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 at 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT) Thursday, Nov. 4. Scientists say initial images from the flyby provide new information about the comet's volume and material spewing from its surface.

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101104111111.htm

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NASA's EPOXI Flyby Reveals New Insights Into Comet Features

 

 

This image montage shows comet Hartley 2 as NASA's EPOXI mission approached and flew under the comet. The images progress in time clockwise, starting at the top left. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD)

 

ScienceDaily (Nov. 8, 2010) — NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 at 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT) Thursday, Nov. 4. Scientists say initial images from the flyby provide new information about the comet's volume and material spewing from its surface.

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101104111111.htm

 

Notice how the drive end of this alien space craft is active as it decelerates into our solar system. the other end obviously contains the passengers and only has small jets to control the attitude of the decelerating interstellar space craft. :doh: I couldn't help my self....

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