All Eyes On The Martian Skies As Comet Approaches

NASA and other space agencies operating at Mars are planning to put a full-court press on the comet Siding Spring 2013 when it passes about 87,000 mi. from Mars on Oct. 19, offering a rare opportunity to observe an object from the distant Oort Cloud that probably formed much earlier than Earth. The...

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