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Comet Impact:
July 4, 2005
Impact Velocity:
23,000 mph
Spacecraft Size:
Flyby spacecraft - nearly as large as a Volkswagen Beetle automobile.
Impactor spacecraft - about the same dimensions as a typical living room coffee table.
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Map of Comet Tempel 1
10.02.06 -- Arrows a and b point to large, smooth regions on comet Tempel 1. The impact site for Deep Impact's impactor is indicated by the third large arrow. In the image above, Arrows a and b point to large, smooth regions on comet Tempel 1. The impact site for Deep Impact's impactor is indicated by the third large arrow.
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| 02.03.06 - Deep Impact Team Reports First Evidence of Cometary Ice
Data show that water ice was on the surface of Comet Tempel 1.
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Sequence of Approach Images
Sequence of images obtained roughly every 4 hours from June 10 through July 3.
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Rotational Sequence
Series of 11 images from June 27 that show a full rotation of the nucleus.
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Limb Jet Sequence
Series of 11 images from June 27 that show a full rotation of the nucleus.
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Tempel Fades Into Night (Movie)
This movie is made up of images taken by Deep Impact's flyby spacecraft.
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