Massive Explosion of Giant Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Headed Towards Earth

JawaPos.com – A giant comet three times the size of Mount Everest has just reportedly experienced a quite violent explosion.

Not only did it explode, the giant comet was also reportedly headed towards Earth.

Quoted from the Daily Mail, the comet known as 12P/Pons-Brooks is known as a cryovolcanic comet or cold volcano.

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According to astronomers, comet 12P/Pons-Brooks has apparently exploded since October 5, 2023.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks has a colossal diameter of 19.6 miles or around 315 kilometers and consists of ice, dust and gas.

Meanwhile, compared to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world is only 5.5 miles or around 88.5 kilometers high.

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When it exploded, comet 12P/Pons-Brooks acted like the carbonation in a coke bottle.

This happens because when heated by the sun, the pressure in this cryo magma continues to increase until the nitrogen and carbon monoxide explode and release ice debris through large cracks in the core shell.

The explosion that occurred at the beginning of this month marks the second incident on comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in the last four months.

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It is known that the first explosion from comet 12P/Pons-Brooks occurred previously in July 2023 according to the Science Times report.

The British Astronomical Association, which monitors comet activity, said the outburst this time appeared tens of times brighter because of the light reflected by the cloud of gas surrounding its center.

2023-10-21 13:49:00
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