PIA02142: Tempel 1 Composite Map

Target Name: Tempel 1 Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun) Mission: Deep Impact Spacecraft: Deep Impact Instrument: High Resolution Imager (HRI) Product Size: 2048 samples x 2048 lines Produced By: University of Maryland Producer ID: 2005-143 Full-Res TIFF: PIA02142.tif (4.199 MB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA02142.jpg (121.6 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image: Annotated image of Tempel 1 Composite Map This composite image was built up from scaling all images to 5 meters/pixel, and aligning images to fixed points. Each image at closer range, replaced equivalent locations observed at a greater distance. The impact site has the highest resolution because images were acquired until about 4 sec from impact or a few meters from the surface. Arrows a and b point to large, smooth regions. The impact site is indicated by the third large arrow. Small arrows highlight a scarp that is bright due to illumination angle, which shows the smooth area to be elevated above the extremely rough terrain. The scale bar is 1 km and the two arrows above the nucleus point to the sun and the rotational axis of the nucleus. Celestial north is near the rotational pole. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/UMD