Observations of a Comet’s First Passage through the Solar System Reveals Unexpected Secrets
Date
Artist’s depiction of Comet C/2012 K1 (also called Pan-STARRS) and its coma during its first approach into the solar system.
Credit
(NASA/SOFIA/ Lynette Cook)
Image Number
SCI2017_0008
Additional Information
Observations of a Comet’s First Passage through the Solar System Reveals Unexpected Secrets
Principal Investigator
Charles Woodward
Instrument
FORCAST
Location
United States
