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NASA Solarsystem Collection Collection NASA Solarsystem Collection Collection
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Ulysses and Comet Hyakutake title Ulysses and Comet Hyakutake title
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An artist's impression of the Ulysses spacecraft passing through the tail of comet Hyakutake. Ulysses unexpectedly encountered the tail of comet Hyakutake in May 1996. At the time, Hyakutake's nucleus was close to the Sun - more than 525,000,000 km (326,000,000 miles) away. The measurement was the longest comet tail ever recorded. The discovery revealed comet tails - streams of ions, gas and dust extending away from the Sun - were much longer than previously believed. Image Credit: European Space Agency/David Hardy description An artist's impression of the Ulysses spacecraft passing through the tail of comet Hyakutake. Ulysses unexpectedly encountered the tail of comet Hyakutake in May 1996. At the time, Hyakutake's nucleus was close to the Sun - more than 525,000,000 km (326,000,000 miles) away. The measurement was the longest comet tail ever recorded. The discovery revealed comet tails - streams of ions, gas and dust extending away from the Sun - were much longer than previously believed. Image Credit: European Space Agency/David Hardy description
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Solar System Exploration keywords Solar System Exploration keywords
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SSE keywords SSE keywords
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Space keywords Space keywords
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NASA keywords NASA keywords
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration keywords National Aeronautics and Space Administration keywords
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JPL keywords JPL keywords
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory keywords Jet Propulsion Laboratory keywords
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Planets keywords Planets keywords
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Sun facet_what Sun facet_what
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Ulysses facet_what Ulysses facet_what
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory facet_where Jet Propulsion Laboratory facet_where
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) facet_where Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) facet_where
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May 1996 facet_when May 1996 facet_when
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1996 facet_when_year 1996 facet_when_year
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SPD-SLRSY-2346 UID SPD-SLRSY-2346 UID
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