... Links Space Puzzles . Ion Tail - Halley's Comet . Target Name: Comet Halley . Produced by: NASA/JPL . ... GIF . 1280 x 897 . 1M . . The well developed tail structure of Comet Halley was captured in this image taken March 5, 1986. ...
... A comet's tail can be tens of millions of kilometers in length when seen in the ... Every comet then really has two tails, a dust tail and an ion tail. ... Though the coma and tails of a comet may extend for tens of millions of kilometers ...
... They have been identified through spectral measurements of comettails and the collection of tiny ice particles by very high flying research aircraft. ...
... objects in the upper right-hand corner "cometary knots" because their glowing heads and gossamer tails resemble comets ... The comet-like tails form a radial pattern around the star like the spokes on a wagon wheel. ...
... The well developed tail structure of Comet Halley was captured in this image taken ... resulting image clearly shows part of the ion tail structure detached from the comet ...
... Dubbed "cometary knots" because their glowing heads and gossamer tails resemble comets, the gaseous objects probably were formed during a star's final stages of life. ...
... Together with magnetometer data, there is good evidence that Giotto passed through the comet's tail-forming region, on the dark side of the nucleus. ...
... As comets approach the Sun they develop enormous tails of luminous material that ... The following view of Comet West shows two distinct tails. ... three small pieces which have broken off the comet and are forming their own tails ...