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Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever found. And, it’s big! With a diameter of approximately 80 miles across, it’s about 50 times larger than typical comets. Its 500-trillion-ton mass is a hundred thousand times greater than the average comet.
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Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Illustration of comet by NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva (Spaceengine)


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