Artwork of the nucleus of a comet

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Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo

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EH7H2F

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58.8 MB (551.2 KB Compressed download)

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3827 x 5368 px | 32.4 x 45.4 cm | 12.8 x 17.9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 October 2014

Photographer:

MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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