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Posted By: Webmaster NEOWISE Observes Carbon Gases in Comets - Mon 23 Nov 2015 08:11:PM


An expanded view of comet C/2006 W3 (Christensen) is shown here.



Data from NASA's NEOWISE mission are giving new insights into comet dust, nucleus sizes, and production rates for difficult-to-observe gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.





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