Active Comet Core (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Active Comet Core

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This is a look at the comet Tempel 1 through a telescope. The active regions are responsible for the bright jets (left). With the help of their computer simulation the MPS-scientists can reconstruct the image seen from Earth (right).

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Image: Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (Luisa Maria Lara)/Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

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