NASA just released an image that shows four vague blobs of light. Normally, such an image wouldn't create much excitement, but this particular image is pretty special. Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring buzzed Mars over the weekend, putting NASA's three Mars orbiter spacecraft on high alert. The orbiters had to hide behind the planet to protect themselves from dust released by the comet, but they also managed to gather data and images of the comet. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera to capture images of Siding Spring from about 86,000 miles away. http://cnet.co/1DyTvH9 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
10/21/2014
NASA Unveils Fascinating Images Of Mars-buzzing Comet
NASA just released an image that shows four vague blobs of light. Normally, such an image wouldn't create much excitement, but this particular image is pretty special. Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring buzzed Mars over the weekend, putting NASA's three Mars orbiter spacecraft on high alert. The orbiters had to hide behind the planet to protect themselves from dust released by the comet, but they also managed to gather data and images of the comet. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used its High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera to capture images of Siding Spring from about 86,000 miles away. http://cnet.co/1DyTvH9 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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