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Destruction of Sun-Grazing Comet C/2011 N3 (SOHO) Within the Low Solar Corona

Schrijver, C. J.; Battams, K.; Brown, J. C. +4 more

Observations of comets in Sun-grazing orbits that survive solar insolation long enough to penetrate into the Sun's inner corona provide information on the solar atmosphere and magnetic field as well as on the makeup of the comet. On 6 July 2011, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observed the demise of comet C/2011 N3 (SOHO) within the low solar…