The comet no one saw
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The development of a comprehensive comet detection system is high on the priority list of many Western government keen to use modern technology to prevent a possible future collision.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Small bodies of the Solar System
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Scientists have come to accept that asteroids can behave like comets and comets can behave like asteroids. The distinctions between comets and asteroids have become quite blurred.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Determining the ages of comets from the fraction of crystalline dust
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A method of determining the age of comets from crystalline dust is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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