- Original Caption Released with Image:
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This spectacular image of comet Tempel 1 was taken
67 seconds after it obliterated Deep Impact's impactor
spacecraft. The image was taken by the high-resolution
camera on the mission's flyby craft. Scattered light from
the collision saturated the camera's detector, creating the
bright splash seen here. Linear spokes of light radiate away
from the impact site, while reflected sunlight illuminates most
of the comet surface. The image reveals topographic
features, including ridges, scalloped edges and possibly
impact craters formed long ago.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD
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