Close Encounters of the Comet Kind: A Brief History
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft will visit Comet Hartley 2 in just the fifth-ever close comet rendezvous. Here's a look at comet flybys throughout history.
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