MAVEN Ultraviolet Image of Comet Siding Spring's Hydrogen Coma

Friday, October 24, 2014 - 13:20 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft obtained this ultraviolet image of hydrogen surrounding comet Siding Spring on Oct. 17, 2014, two days before the comet's closest approach to Mars.

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