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Comet Siding Spring encounters Mars

Comet Siding Spring encounters Mars
Comet Siding Spring encounters Mars Comet 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) will make a very close approach to Mars in October 2014. Photo-montage Credits: Orbiter.ch Aerospace / Acknowledgment: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Dr. Carey M. Lisse (correct orientation of the comet).