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PARIS, March 30 — A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in our Solar System, according to a pair of studies released today detailing its unique characteristics. Pristine, in astronomical terms, describes a comet that has never passed close...

Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 11:34 PM MYT

2I/Borisov was discovered in 2019 by Ukrainian astrophysicist Gennady Borisov at the Margo Observatory in Crimea and is only the second interstellar object detected in our planetary system. This is evidence that the comet probably didn’t pass very close to its own star before embarking on its interstellar voyage.Lighter particles form the comet’s tail while heavier ones fall back on to its surface, building a crust.Co-author Lioudmila Kolokolova from the University of Maryland’s Department of Astronomy explained the findings with reference to the coma, the cloud of gases and particles enveloping the comet core.

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