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MAVEN sees 3I/ATLAS halo

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Video. This is the closest look at the 3I/Atlas comet

Updated: 20/11/2025 - 16:15 GMT+1

The European Space Agency's (ESA) two satellites and several NASA spacecraft at and near Mars zoomed in on the comet as it passed the red planet just 29 million kilometres away last month.

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