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sun-grazing comet |
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sun-grazing comet [′sən ¦grāz·iŋ ′käm·ət] (astronomy) A comet whose orbit causes it to either collide with the sun or completely disintegrate in the outer solar atmosphere. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Another key goal would be modernizing the satellite's coronagraph, which photographs the sun's outer fringes and recently discovered at least two sungrazing comets (SN: 7/16/88, p. |
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