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Wild 2 Features Target Name:   Comet Wild-2 Spacecraft:   Stardust Instrument:   Navigation Camera Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA06284 Date Taken:   2 January 2004 Date Released:  18 June 2004 Related Document Comet P/Wild-2 Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA06284.jpg JPEG 972 x 742 73K PIA06284.tif TIFF 972 x 742 557.1 kB These images taken by NASA's Stardust spacecraft highlight the diverse features that make up the surface of comet Wild 2. Side A shows a variety of small pinnacles and mesas seen on the limb of the comet. Side B shows the location of a 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) series of aligned scarps, or cliffs, that are best seen in the stereo images.

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