Comet Lovejoy Visits Sun & Survives

[mattie]

A small comet, Lovejoy, just went through the sun’s corona about 87,000 miles (140,000 kilometers) from the sun’s surface. Corona temperatures can reach 2M degrees Fahrenheit (1.1M degrees Celsius) & most astronomers thought the icy comet would be completely destroyed.

http://news.yahoo.com/comet-lovejoy-survives-fiery-plunge-sun-nasa-says-015706403.html

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[Wolfe of Wildwood]

Do you know what the core was made of? (specifically, I mean. I know what the general composition of a comet is) Also, do you know of any explanations behind how it survived?

[Morpheus]

Re: ISON, expected to be seen early December, '13.