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Color image showing the bright nucleus and coma of Comet NEAT against the background of space.
This image of Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) was taken at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ. Comets may yield important clues about the formation of our solar system.

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