November 5, 2012 - phys.org
"Comet Hergenrother is
splitting apart," said Rachel Stevenson, a post-doctoral fellow working
at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "Using the
National Optical Astronomy Observatory's Gemini North Telescope on top
of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, we have resolved that the nucleus of the comet has
separated into at least four distinct pieces resulting in a large
increase in dust material in its coma."
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