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    The _______________ Comet, Seen by Many in 1997, Came Within
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The _______________ Comet, Seen by Many in 1997, Came Within

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The _______________ comet, seen by many in 1997, came within Earth's orbit around the sun (on the other side of the solar system) at about 320 million km away at its nearest point.

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