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ABSTRACT The several space probes passing by comet Halley in March this year have yielded a rich harvest of data in a short time. But many puzzles about this and other comets remain. Access
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ARTICLE Maddox, J. First journey to a comet. _Nature_ 321 (Suppl 6067), 366 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/321366a0 Download citation * Issue Date: 15 May 1986 * DOI:
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