Solar System
Comet Linear Fragments (Hubble View)
August 7, 2000 · ESA/Hubble · C/1999 S4 , Comet Linear
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.
More Hubble images of C/1999 S4 , Comet Linear
Comet Linear Fragments (Ground-Based View)August 7, 2000
Comet Linear Fragments (Close-Up Version)August 7, 2000
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