Lazarus Comets Discovered In Cosmic Graveyard

Researchers at the University of Antioquia have discovered what appears to be a graveyard of extinct comets. Astronomers also claim to have discovered a group of comet-like bodies they have dubbed “Lazarus comets”. Collisions in the asteroid belt. Courtesy photo – NASA The asteroid belt comets – or ABCs for short – lie in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, as stated by NASA’s expert Carolyn Crown, at a distance of 2,12 - 3,3 astronomical units (an astronomical unit is the average distance between the Sun and Earth).



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