UA astronomers at Kitt Peak National Observatory [right] have spotted a comet-like body, 130,000 to 190,000 miles long in the asteroid belt, that may be the result of a fresh asteroid collision, according to a story on National Geographic News.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Kitt Peak finds comet-like debris from asteroid collision
UA astronomers at Kitt Peak National Observatory [right] have spotted a comet-like body, 130,000 to 190,000 miles long in the asteroid belt, that may be the result of a fresh asteroid collision, according to a story on National Geographic News.