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The Many Faces of Hartley 2

The Many Faces of Hartley 2: Location of the Jets The Many Faces of Hartley 2: CO2 The Many Faces of Hartley 2: Dust The Many Faces of Hartley 2: Ice The Many Faces of Hartley 2: H20 The Many Faces of Hartley 2: Where the H20 and CO2 are emanating Click for larger images.

Caption: Distribution maps of the coma can be made from infrared scans. These HRI-IR maps show the carbon dioxide, dust, and ice distribution as being similar and apparently emanating from the same locations on the nucleus. The water vapor, however, has a different distribution implying a different source region and process.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

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