Wild 2 Features

Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ June 17, 2004

These images taken by NASA's Stardust spacecraft in 2004 highlight the diverse features that make up the surface of comet Wild 2. A variety of small pinnacles and mesas seen on the limb of the comet.

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