Planetary scientists are feasting on close-up images of Comet Wild 2 (pronounced “vilt-two”). When the Stardust spacecraft flew within 236 kilometers of the frozen body on Jan. 6, NASA released five images showing craters, spires, mesas, and jets of gas and dust peppering the comet’s craggy surface (SN: 1/10/04, p. 19: Taste of a Comet: Spacecraft samples and views Wild 2).
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