Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:22 pm
I heard about this on NPR this morning. From NASA:
"NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles across, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island. The nucleus is about 50 times larger than found at the heart of most known comets. Its mass is estimated to be a staggering 500 trillion tons, a hundred thousand times greater than the mass of a typical comet found much closer to the Sun."
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/20 ... -ever-seen
WOW!
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"NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles across, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island. The nucleus is about 50 times larger than found at the heart of most known comets. Its mass is estimated to be a staggering 500 trillion tons, a hundred thousand times greater than the mass of a typical comet found much closer to the Sun."
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/20 ... -ever-seen
WOW!
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