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ESO FORS2 image of comet before impact
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ESO FORS2 image of comet before impact

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The FORS2 multi-mode instrument on Antu, one of the 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes of the VLT array, La Silla Paranal Observatory, took this stunning image showing the comet before impact.

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