Comet P/2013 CU129 (Pan-STARRS). Comets are bodies of ice and dust that enter the inner solar system from the outer solar system. As they approach the

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Comet P/2013 CU129 (Pan-STARRS). Comets are bodies of ice and dust that enter the inner solar system from the outer solar system. As they approach the Sun, the heat boils the ice, producing a coma around the nucleus, along with a tail stretching out behind it. Comet P/2013 CU129 was discovered on 13 February 2013 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala, Hawaii. It passed perihelion in early August and faded away by mid-September. This image was obtained on 2 September 2013.

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