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Comet Siding Spring from Mars - Illustration

by

Nasa/GSFC/Novapix

Reference

a-com21-04091

Date

2016-08-05

This artist's concept simulates a ground-based view of Comet Siding Spring at its closest approach to Mars on october 19 2014. Victoria, a Martian crater previously visited by NASA's Opportunity rover, is visible in the foreground.