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Animation of Comet Siding Springs’ Close Encounter With Mars

October 9, 2014
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Comet Siding Spring C/2013 A1 will make a very close flyby of Mars on Oct. 19, 2014. NASA is taking steps to protect its Mars orbiters, while preserving opportunities to gather valuable scientific data.