STEREO Observations of Comet 96P (Animation) (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

STEREO Observations of Comet 96P (Animation)

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The comet entered the bottom of STEREO's view and crossed it diagonally before leaving on Oct. 28. Most of the corona has been suppressed in order to bring out the comet, leaving only the dynamic flow of the solar wind.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/STEREO/Bill Thompson/Joy Ng

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