Wild 2 Close Look Target Name:   Comet Wild-2 Spacecraft:   Stardust Instrument:   Navigation Camera Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA06285 Date Taken:   2 January 2004 Date Released:  18 June 2004

• Comet P/Wild-2

Figure 1

This image shows the comet Wild 2, which NASA's Stardust spacecraft flew by on January 2, 2004. This image is the closest short exposure of the comet, taken at an 11.4-degree phase angle, the angle between the camera, comet and the Sun. The listed names on the diagram are those used by the Stardust team to identify features. "Basin" does not imply an impact origin.