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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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| Toni Scarmato, a high school teacher and a graduate student at Bologna University in Italy, identified the two comets as part of the Kreutz group of sun-grazing comets. It has also helped generate a three-dimensional view of the sun's interior and has provided spectacular images of sun-grazing comets and solar flares (SN: 5/30/98, p. Among its discoveries were 10 sun-grazing comets -- comets that fall into the sun or disintegrate from its heat. |
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