A mosaic of deep-sky images reveals Comet 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte has fragmented into at least 19 pieces. The image shows the comet's nucleus and coma (far left) with the fragments trailing behind, spanning about a million kilometers. Each fragment is likely tens to hundreds of meters across. Captured by the University of Hawai'i 2.2-meter Telescope in 2002 by Yan Fernandez.

Astronomy Picture from 02/08/2002

Comet 57P Falls to Pieces

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020802.html


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