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Comet siding spring pictures from mars.
Comet siding spring s dust tail will completely engulf the entire planet when mars travels through it.
Mars curiosity rover views comet siding spring.
This animation and still image of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring were taken by the mast camera mastcam on nasa s curiosity mars rover as the comet.
A compass and scale image for comet siding spring and mars was made from the photo by hubble space telescope of the comet flying by the red planet on oct.
The comet siding spring has made its close flyby of mars on oct.
19 allowing scientists an unprecedented look at the comet as it flies by the red planet.
Hubble images show comet siding spring has passed the snow and water lines the points at which the sun s warmth activates or releases gases and water ice to form the coma and tail.