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NASA Lunar and Planetary Science: Comets
URL: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/cometpage.html

Description:
Collection of documents about comets (celestial bodies that orbit the sun), specific comets (such as Hale-Bopp), and NASA missions related to comets, including Deep Impact, Rosetta, and Stardust (which returned samples for analysis from the comet P/Wild 2 in January 2006). Also includes links to material on meteors and meteorites. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Space Science Data Center.

Publisher:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Space Science Data Center

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Comets

LII Database Information:
Record 20376 created by Jennifer English on 01/16/2006
Last modification on 01/17/2006
Published: 01/19/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20376