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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Title:
Hubble Sees Comet Linear Blow its Top
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About this Object Object Name: Comet LINEAR; C/1999 S4;
(LINEARLincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research) Object Description: Comet Distance : On July 5, 2000 the comet was at a distance of 74 million miles (120 million km) from Earth. About the Data Instrument: STIS Exposure Dates: July 5 - 7, 2000 Exposure Time: 5 minutes Filters:

F28X50LP

Principal Astronomers:

Comet LINEAR investigation team: H. Weaver and P. Feldman (JHU), M. A'Hearn (Univ. of Maryland), C. Arpigny (Liege Univ.), J. Bauer (Univ. of Hawaii), M. Combi (Univ. of Michigan), J. Davies (Joint Astronomy Centre), M. Festou (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees), M. Keesey (JPL), P. Lamy (Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale), C. Lisse (STScI), B. Marsden (SAO), K. Meech (Univ. of Hawaii), Z. Sekanina (JPL) , I. Toth (Konkoly Observatory) , G.-P. Tozzi (Arcetri Observatory), D. Yeomans (JPL).

About this Image Image Credit: NASA, H. Weaver and P. Feldman (Johns Hopkins University), M. A'Hearn (University of Maryland), C. Arpigny (Liege University), M. Combi (University of Michigan), M. Festou (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees), and G.-P. Tozzi (Arcetri Observatory) Release Date: July 28, 2000 1:00 a.m. (EDT) Orientation: Comet LINEAR's Violent Outburst
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*Release Date*:July 28, 2000 01:00 AM (EDT)
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2000-26d
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*Title*:Hubble Sees Comet Linear Blow its Top
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Earth
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COMPASS
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Comet
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Michigan
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Hawaii
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Maryland
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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July 5, 2000
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July 28, 2000
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2000
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SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-200 0-26d
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Release Date:
July 28, 2000 01:00 AM (EDT)

Hubble Sees Comet Linear Blow its Top
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