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Summary
The red smudge at the center of this image is the first comet discovered by NASA Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The comet is a dusty mass of ice and parades around the sun every 4.7 years.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Tags
p 2010 b 2 wise
wide field infrared survey explorer wise
jpl
jet propulsion laboratory
comet
first comet
wise
nasa
Date
11/02/2010
Location
California Institute of Technology - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
,
34.20139, -118.17341
Source
NASA
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)