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“Comet 2022 E3 Above Snowy Mount Etna”

Mt. Etna with the Green Comet. — Mt. Etna with the Green Comet. Photo: Dario Giannobile

Mount Etna is a volcano in Sicily. In this shot, the comet 2022 E3—the so-called “Green Comet” that got so many excited when it made its close approach of Earth—flies behind the snowy mountaintop.

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