Comet Hale Bopp (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Comet Hale Bopp

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As comets, like Hale Bopp shown here, pass near the Sun, they release dust that can reach Earth's orbit and settle through the atmosphere where it can be collected.

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Philipp Salzgeber, CC license (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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