ABSTRACT
The Kreutz sungrazing family of comets pass through the solar atmosphere within about one solar radius (696 000 km) of the solar photosphere. They are all fragments of a single comet which disrupted during previous orbits.
The Kreutz sungrazing family of comets pass through the solar atmosphere within about one solar radius (696 000 km) of the solar photosphere. They are all fragments of a single comet which disrupted during previous orbits.