Comet Siding Spring View From Mars

Several spacecraft from nasa europe and india were expected to track the comet s approach from their positions in orbit.
Comet siding spring view from mars. On that date the comet passed by mars at approximately 87 000 miles about one third the distance between earth and the moon. In the still image comet siding spring is visible as a faint smear just above and to the right of the brightest streak. Several other nasa instruments on mars and in space also imaged comet siding spring s mars flyby. In the animation the comet moves across the image from right to left above the brightest streak.
Comet siding spring seen next to mars. This composite hubble space telescope image captures the positions of comet siding spring and mars in a never before seen close passage of a comet by the red planet which happened at 2 28 p m. Nasa s hubble space telescope has produced a unique composite image of comet siding spring as it made its never before seen close passage of a comet by mars. Comet siding spring flew about 87 000 miles from mars during the encounter.
Edt october 19 2014.