NASA's EPOXI spacecraft flew by comet Hartley 2 this morning. This comet is about 2 kilometers long, with a narrow neck only 0.4 km thick. Note the material jetting off the sunlit end, which is due to the sublimation of surface ice there. Keep an eye on the EPOXI mission page for more images as they get released.
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