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Comet Hartley 2 nucleus close up

author: Nasa/JPL/UMD/Novapix

reference: a-com09-00007

Image Size 300 DPI: 9 * 5 cm

This image from the High-Resolution Instrument on NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft shows part of the nucleus of comet Hartley 2. The sun is illuminating the nucleus from the right. A distinct cloud of individual particles is visible. This image was obtained on Nov. 4, 2010, the day the EPOXI mission spacecraft made its closest approach to the comet.

Keywords for this photo:

103P/HARTLEY - 2010 - ASTRONOMY - COMET - DEEP IMPACT - EPOXI - HARTLEY 2 - NUCLEUS -