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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Telescopic Observations _ comet P/2011 P1

Posted by: Paolo Oct 2 2011, 09:24 AM

http://minorplanetcenter.net/blog/jupiter-vs-comet-p2011-p1-no-contest/ on this fascinating "Jupiter hopping" object.
these objects also have an interest for UMSF. as detailed in http://porto.polito.it/1412613/ they make for good low energy targets for orbiters