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English: Animation showing the evolution of a shell of dust particle with beta=0.03 ejected from comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland) at a speed of 360 m/s on March 17, 1957 at 21:36 UT at a speed of 360 m/s on March 17, 1957 at 21:36 UT as seen by an observer following the comet outside of its orbit and looking in the direction of the Sun. The time since emission and true anomaly are displayed.
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Animation showing the evolution of a shell of dust particle with beta=0.03 ejected from comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland) at a speed of 360 m/s on March 17, 1957 at 21:36 UT

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