Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 as imaged by Gemini North

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Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 as imaged by Gemini North

Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 as imaged by Gemini North in the mid-infrared using the MICHELLE mid-infrared spectroscope. These data were obtained on the morning of May 13 (HST) as part of the Gemini student observation program for Hawai‘i Island students as described in this story.

About the Image

ID: geminiann06011a
Type: Planetary

About the Object

Name: 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann

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