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PIA02104: On Course for a Comet
On Course for a Comet
Target Name: Tempel 1
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Deep Impact
Spacecraft: Deep Impact
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imager (MRI)
Product Size: 512 samples x 512 lines
Produced By: University of Maryland
Full-Res TIFF: PIA02104.tif (262.6 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA02104.jpg (23.18 kB)

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This image shows comet Tempel 1 as seen through the clear filter of the medium resolution imager camera on Deep Impact. It was taken on June 27, 2005, when the spacecraft was 6,229,030.3 kilometers (3,870,719 miles) away from the comet. Three images were combined to create this picture, and a logarithmic stretch was applied to enhance the coma of the comet.


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

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