Comet Linear Fragments (Close-Up Version)
In one stunning Hubble picture the fate of the mysteriously vanished solid nucleus of Comet LINEAR has been settled. The Hubble picture shows that the comet nucleus has been reduced to a shower of glowing 'mini-comets' resembling the fiery fragments from an exploding aerial firework.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | C/1999 S4, Comet Linear |
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet : Nucleus |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 675 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |