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H20 Diffuse Sublimation
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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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