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H20 Diffuse Sublimation

process of diffuse sublimation on Tempel 1, 'neck' of Hartley 2 Click for larger image.
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Caption: This graphic depicts a process seen on Tempel 1 where subsurface water ice, mixed with dirt, is heated by the sun and sublimates gradually into the coma.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD/McREL

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