Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels

Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels was a large sungrazer that collided with the Sun on August 30, 1979.[1] It is the only comet known to have made contact with the Sun's surface, as most bodies vaporize before impact.

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v300/n5889/abs/300239a0.html

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