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Comet Wild 2 nucleus
author: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/Novapix
reference: a-com07-00003
Image Size 300 DPI: 20 * 22 cm
This image was taken during the close approach phase of Stardust's Jan 2, 2004 flyby of comet Wild 2. It is a distant side view of the roughly spherical comet nucleus. One hemisphere is in sunlight and the other is in shadow analogous to a view of the quarter moon. Several large depressed regions can be seen. Comet Wild 2 is about five kilometers (3.1 miles) in diameter.
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