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To get an idea of the scale of the thing, here is a picture of the comet relative to the size of London :

http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2014/11/Comet_over_L...

I had no idea the thing was so small. To get something to intercept an object that size traveling at 1000's mph is an amazing feat!



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