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• Will the Crumbling Comet Survive?

Related Links:

• Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 from Palomar Observatory
• NASA Feature Article: Mini-Comets Approaching Earth
• NASA Feature Article: Fragmenting Comet Won't Hit Earth

About the Object	Object Name: 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3 Object Type: comet
About the Data	Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ W. Reach (SSC/Caltech) Instrument: MIPS Wavelength: 24 microns Exposure Date: 4 to 6 May 2006 Exposure Time: 21 Hours Release Date: 10 May 2006
Observers	William Reach (Spitzer Science Center) Michael Kelley (University of Minnesota) Mark Sykes (Planetary Science Institute) Carey Lisse (Applied Physics Laboratory/Johns Hopkins University) Masateru Ishiguro (Seoul National University/Korea)

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