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MAVEN Sends Back Ultraviolet Images of 3I/ATLAS

The new ultraviolet (UV) images from the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) camera aboard NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) orbiter are unique among all observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in determining its chemical makeup and how much water vapor is released as the Sun warms the comet.

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