SOFIA Image of Comet 46P/Wirtanen (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

SOFIA Image of Comet 46P/Wirtanen

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NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, took this image of the comet on Dec. 16 and 17 when the aircraft was flying at 40,000 feet.

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NASA/SOFIA

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