The Stardust mission has made the closest approach ever to a comet. Its ‘fly-through’ of the gas and dust surrounding Wild 2 presents a unique opportunity to investigate the evolution of such bodies.
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A'Hearn, M. Fly-through at Wild 2. Nature 429, 818–819 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/429818a
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