Gallery 04 - Observations and images from space
  
 
 

Comet "Hale-Bopp"

  
"The Great Comet of 1997"

Earth Closest Approach: March 22, 1997 (1.315 AU)
Sun Closest Approach: April 1, 1997 03:14 UT (0.914 AU)
1 AU = 93 Million Miles = 150 Million Kilometers

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