Artist’s concept of comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1)

This image is the artist's concept of comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1)
September 4, 2014
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech
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On Oct. 19, the comet will have a very close pass at Mars, just 82,000 miles (132,000 kilometers) from the planet.

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