Comets

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741Space / Observational astronomy / Planet / Formation and evolution of the Solar System / Outer planets / Comet / Jupiter / Solar system model / Asteroid / Astronomy / Planetary science / Solar System

Comet Origins and Travels W hen comets are in the outer Solar System, beyond Neptune’s and Pluto’s orbit,

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Source URL: solarsystem.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2010-06-28 18:24:39
742Scales / Coordinate systems / Log-log plot / Linear equation / Cartesian coordinate system / Mathematics / Logarithms / Measurement

Exploring Power-laws: Meteor impacts The space between the planets is filled with fragments of asteroids, comets and material left over from the formation of the planets. These rocks and debris rain down upon exposed

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-09-11 10:32:52
743Comet nucleus / Comets / Deep Impact / Comet / Tempel 1 / 103P/Hartley / Density / Spacecraft / Spaceflight / Physics

Estimating the Volume and Mass of Comet Hartley-2 Comet Hartley 2 is seen in this spectacular image taken by the Deep Impact/EPOXI Medium-Resolution Instrument on November 4, 2010 as it flew by the nucleus at a distance

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2010-11-05 16:16:46
744Discovery program / Comets / Space dust / Stardust / Sample return mission / 81P/Wild / Comet / Peter Tsou / Coma / Spacecraft / Spaceflight / Space technology

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Stardust Launch Press Kit February 1999

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Source URL: www.jpl.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2005-01-21 12:31:17
745Comets / Coma / Discovery program / Vega program / Great Comet / Deep Impact / Spacecraft / Spaceflight / Space technology

Comet ISON Losing Mass as it Approaches the Sun 22 This image of Comet ISON was taken by the Hubble Space

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-07-29 11:20:32
746Discovery program / Comets / Comet / Deep Impact / Stardust / 103P/Hartley / 81P/Wild / Tempel 1 / Oort cloud / Spacecraft / Spaceflight / Space technology

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administration Comets www.nasa.gov

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Source URL: www.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-04-30 20:20:13
747Comets / Observational astronomy / Comet / Deep Impact / 103P/Hartley / Cosmic distance ladder / Great Comet / Comet Holmes / Spacecraft / Astronomy / Spaceflight

Approaching Comet Hartley-2 On September 25, 2010 at a distance of 41 million km, the spacecraft Deep Impact took this image of the comet Hartley 2 about 40 days before closest approach on November 4. The graph to the r

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2010-10-24 07:33:12
748Celestial mechanics / Ellipse / Orbit / Elliptic orbit / Geometry / Astrology / Comets

Computing the Orbit of a Comet 156 This historic image of the nucleus of Halley’s Comet by the spacecraft Giotto in

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2010-05-06 14:08:56
749Comet / Deep Impact / Comets / 103P/Hartley / Spacecraft / Spaceflight / Space technology

A Mathematical Model of Water Loss from Comet Tempel[removed]As a comet orbits the sun, it produces a long tail stretching millions of

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2010-11-19 15:23:36
750Comets

Comparing Comets Up Close with NASA Spacecraft! Spacecraft have flown-by five comets to study the dense object which produces the dramatic head and tails of these objects as seen from Earth. The figure above shows image

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-08-16 06:52:44
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