Mars Rover Opportunity View of Passing Comet Short Exposure

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Mars Rover Opportunity View of Passing Comet Short Exposure

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Researchers used the Pancam on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity to capture this view of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring as it flew near Mars on Oct. 19, 2014.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell Univ./ASU/TAMU

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California Institute of Technology - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 34.20139, -118.17341
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