Comet Howard-Koomen-Michels
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Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels was a large sungrazer that collided with the Sun
on August 30, 1979. It is the only comet
known to have made contact with the Sun's surface, as most bodies vaporize before impact.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
on August 30, 1979. It is the only comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
known to have made contact with the Sun's surface, as most bodies vaporize before impact.