About the Object (1)
Object name:	17P Holmes
Object type:	Comet
About the Data
Spitzer Data
Image Credit:	NASA/JPL-Caltech/B. Reach (Spitzer Science Center)
Instrument:	MIPS
Wavelength:	24 microns
Exposure Date:	2008-03-13
Exposure Time:	2565 sec (=42 min) for the total scan
Release Date:	2008/10/13
Observers
B. Reach (Spitzer Science Center) J. Vaubaillon (Spitzer Science Center)

Additional Info
Press Release:	NASA's Spitzer Gets Sneak Peek Inside Comet Holmes

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