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The same fate may await the new comet, but since it is the first Kreutz sungrazer to be discovered from the ground since 1970 it may be larger and more resilient.
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Earlier this year ... the Solar Dynamics Observatory SDO watched another sungrazer disintegrate in the sun's atmosphere.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Earlier this year ... the Solar Dynamics Observatory SDO watched another sungrazer disintegrate in the sun's atmosphere.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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SPACE.com: How did you find out that this recent comet was a sungrazer?
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Click on the image to see the comet's last hours: The comet was probably a member of the Kreutz sungrazer family.
WN.com - Articles related to Global warming: Explaining intransigence 2010
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Click on the image to see the comet's last hours: The comet was probably a member of the Kreutz sungrazer family.
WN.com - Articles related to Global warming: Explaining intransigence 2010
vanishedone commented on the word sungrazer
A.P.O.D.: 'The Great Comet of 1965, Ikeya-Seki, was also a member of the Sungrazer family, coming within about 650,000 kilometers of the Sun's surface. Passing so close to the Sun, Sungrazers are subjected to destructive tidal forces along with intense solar heat.'
March 23, 2009