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gaspra.gif (174612 bytes) Gaspra                Comparison of Gaspra with Phobos and Deimos gaspraphobos.GIF (96251 bytes)

 

ida.gif (114136 bytes) Ida           idawithmoon.GIF (122556 bytes) Ida with its Moon                 idaclose.gif (141110 bytes) Close view of Ida

MATHILDE3_NEAR_BIG.JPG (52683 bytes) Mathilde meteorite.jpg (13211 bytes) Meteorites found on Earth meteorite2.jpg (23830 bytes)

tunguska.gif (59224 bytes) Tunguska. Meteorite struck Earth in early 20th century.

meteor.jpg (109202 bytes) Crater in Arizona - result of collision with an asteroid

meteorite.jpg (48708 bytes) Meteorite from Mars

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CmtBorly2.gif (84096 bytes)      HaleBopp.gif (91293 bytes)  These comets are very far from the Sun and do not have tails

halebop3.jpg (330740 bytes) Comet Hale-Bopp halebopp.jpg (185611 bytes)   

HYAKUTAKE_27MAR_SO_BIG.GIF (357834 bytes)  Comet Hyakutake 

tail-comet.jpg (23953 bytes) Comet's tail is always away from the Sun

halray.gif (58161 bytes) Comet Halley is one of the most famous comets EDMONDHALLEY_BIG.JPG (28859 bytes) Edmond Halley

halley-orbit.jpg (20957 bytes)Orbit of comet Halley      HALLEY_HMC_BIG.GIF (98010 bytes) Nucleus of comet Halley

Oort cloud and Kuper belt: where comets come from

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