# Keto 2025: The Physics of Cometary Anti-tails as Observed in 3I/ATLAS

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# The Physics of Cometary Anti-tails as Observed in 3I/ATLAS

Eric Keto, Abraham Loeb, 2025. _MNRAS_.

Explains the sunward 'anti-tail' at 3.8 au as an anisotropic extension of the ice-grain survival radius (snow line) toward the Sun.

**3I/ATLAS** Articledoi: **[10.1093/mnras/staf2054](https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf2054)** 0

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[The anti-tail and other "anomalies" have comet explanations](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ54ASXW5D/the-anti-tail-and-other-anomalies-have-comet-explanations)

Evidence

EVD

[3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Keto, E., & Loeb, A. (2025). The Physics of Cometary Anti-tails as Observed in 3I/ATLAS. MNRAS. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf2054
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[Read it free at arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07771)

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