Comet 252P/LINEAR

This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows Comet 252P/LINEAR as it passed by Earth. The visit was one of the closest encounters between a comet and our planet.

Link:

NASA Press release
Comet 252P/LINEAR
Comet 252P/LINEAR
Comet 252P/LINEAR

Credit:

NASA, ESA, and J.-Y. Li (Planetary Science Institute)

About the Image

Id:opo1614b
Type:Collage
Release date:13 May 2016, 10:00
Size:500 x 500 px

About the Object

Name:Comet 252P/LINEAR
Type:Unspecified : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Category:Miscellaneous

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