PIA02125: We're Going In!

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Target Name: Tempel 1
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Deep Impact
Spacecraft: Deep Impact
Instrument: Impactor Targeting Sensor
Product Size: 256 samples x 256 lines
Produced By: University of Maryland
Full-Res TIFF: PIA02125.tif (65.83 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA02125.jpg (4.034 kB)

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Quick Time Movie for PIA02125 We're Going In!
Quick Time Movie for PIA02125 We're Going In!

This movie shows Deep Impact's impactor probe approaching comet Tempel 1. It is made up of images taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor. The probe collided with the comet at10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4).

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-04