A comet from the farthest reaches of the solar system passed extremely close to Mars this weekend, giving astronomers a rare opportunity to study it.
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Sources:
NASA http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/14937049114/
NASA http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/?ImageID=6554
Solar System Scope http://www.solarsystemscope.com/sidingspring/
Slooh http://live.slooh.com/stadium/live/comet-siding-spring-swings-by-on-a-close-approach-to-mars
NASA http://mars.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/?v=220
Space.com http://www.space.com/27473-comet-siding-spring-mars-webcast.html
NASA http://mars.nasa.gov/news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1727
Image via: NASA
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/?ImageID=6554
