Tail without a comet: The dusty remains of Comet ATLAS

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Tail without a comet: The dusty remains of Comet ATLAS

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Post by notFritzArgelander » Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:40 am

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-tail-come ... atlas.html

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Post by GCoyote » Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:24 am

Right place, right time. I like it.

Any metaphor will tear if stretched over too much reality.
Gary C

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