video: This video traces the path of the comet C/2011 N3 as it descends into the solar corona. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 20, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by C.J. Schrijver at Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto, CA, and colleagues was titled, “Destruction of Sun-Grazing Comet C/2011 N3 (SOHO) Within the Low Solar Corona.” view more
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