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SpaceRef - Astronomy - Asteroids And Comets - Comets

  • Hale-Bopp
  • Hyakutake
  • Shoemaker-Levy

  • Comet Fact Sheet - The page at NASA GSFC's National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) provides detailed information on comets.

  • Comet Observation Web Page - A regularly updated and comprehensive resource that covers cometary observations by both professional and amateur astronomers. [NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory]

  • Comets, The Nine Planets - This page provides an overview of comets - their formation, composition, distribution, and surface features.

  • Comets: Data, Images, and Nomenclature - This page from the USGS Solar System Browser provides information on various comet including its physical characteristics, images, and nomenclature associated with surface features. Presented by the U. S. Geological Survey Flagstaff Field Center.

  • NSSDC Photo Gallery of Comets - This page contains a collection of images taken by spacecraft and the Hubble Space Telescope of comets Hale-Bopp, Halley, Hyakutake, Kohoutek, and Shoemaker-Levy 9.


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