Comet Halley’s Nucleus: An Orbiting Iceberg

In 1986, the European spacecraft Giotto became one of the first group of spacecraft ever to encounter and photograph the nucleus of a comet, passing and imaging Halley’s nucleus as it approached the sun.

Credit & Copyright: Halley Multicolor Camera Team, Giotto Project, ESA

Comet Halley’s Nucleus: An Orbiting Iceberg

In 1986, the European spacecraft Giotto became one of the first group of spacecraft ever to encounter and photograph the nucleus of a comet, passing and imaging Halley’s nucleus as it approached the sun.

Credit & Copyright: Halley Multicolor Camera Team, Giotto Project, ESA