Comet delivered a showy meteor shower — on Mars
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Comet Siding Spring heads toward Mars as several spacecraft take cover and watch from the other side of the planet in this artist’s illustration.
JPL/NASA
Comet Siding Spring heads toward Mars as several spacecraft take cover and watch from the other side of the planet in this artist’s illustration.
JPL/NASA