Interest among scientists caused the behavior of the comet.
Scientists using arbitrajnogo telescope “Hubble” has received a number of unique photographs of the comet 252P/LINEAR, which can be seen as she “turns tail” in the cosmic dance.
This information appeared on the website of the telescope.
Comet 252P/LINEAR was opened 16 years ago by researchers from the centre LINEAR. It is a bright and visible comet, which is quite often passes by the Earth in movement in the direction of the Sun. To the closest to the sun point of the orbit 252PLINEAR shifts with the Sun approximately the same distance as the Earth, in the far – out beyond the orbit of Jupiter.
Regarding the rotation of the tail of a comet, scientists believe that the comet nucleus has great speed. Subsequent research details “twerking” 252P/LINEAR will help figure out what form it has – and what kind of materials is.
