{"id":14609,"date":"2025-11-19T18:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-mars-spacecraft-capture-images-of-comet-3i-atlas\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:01:59","slug":"nasas-mars-spacecraft-capture-images-of-comet-3i-atlas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-mars-spacecraft-capture-images-of-comet-3i-atlas\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I\/ATLAS"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I\/ATLAS<\/h2>\n

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The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA\u2019s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of interstellar comet 3I\/ATLAS on Oct. 2, 2025. At the time it was imaged, the comet was about 0.2 astronomical units (18.6 million miles, or 29.9 million kilometers) from the from the spacecraft.<\/div>\n
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An annotated version of the image of 3I\/ATLAS captured by NASA\u2019s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the trajectory of the interstellar comet along with a scale bar. The image was captured by the spacecraft\u2019s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on Oct. 2, 2025.<\/div>\n
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