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Comet Siding Spring has made a close pass by Mars, apparently without incident to the human-built machines in the neighbourhood. NASA says the “Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter … continues operating in good health after sheltering behind Mars during the half hour when high-velocity dust particles from comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring …

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  1. Steven Roper

    So, is this comet now going to swing around the Sun and give us a sky-spanning lightshow later on, or is it going to pass too far out to form a large tail?

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    1. Mark 85
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      Have a look here: It looks like it'll be on the other side of the sun from us. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/05/mars_comet_flyby_for_2014/

      But there is a nice photo or two here and not an "artist rendering": http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/10/nasa_hides_satellites_behind_mars_as_comet_from_before_man_approaches/

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  2. tk666

    Not an acronym. IDSL

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    1. Malc
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      Definitely made up though...

      As are all acronyms, non-acronyms, words...

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  3. ecofeco Silver badge

    Dodgeball!

    INNN. SSSPPAACCEE!!!

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  4. John 110
    Alien

    Curses!!!

    Missed!!!!

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  5. cortland

    And trailing trash

    Followed, no doubt, by unfrocked Unitarians, wailing wallabies and and xerodermic xenophobes.

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  6. Anonymous Coward
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    ESA's Mars Express is also fine

    Thanks for asking, we're all good.

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