Comet Wild-2 (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Comet Wild-2

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This artist’s impression shows the irregular surface of comet Wild-2 and jets spouting into space at speeds of several hundred kilometers per hour. A UA-led team of scientists now found evidence that Wild-2 harbored liquid water at some point in its history.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech

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