PIA02140: Tempel Fades into Night
This movie is made up of images taken by Deep Impact's flyby spacecraft after it turned around to capture last shots of a receding comet Tempel 1. Earlier, the mission's probe had smashed into the surface of Tempel 1.

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Target Name: Tempel 1
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Deep Impact
Spacecraft: Deep Impact
Instrument: High Resolution Imager (HRI)
Product Size: 314 samples x 234 lines
Produced By: University of Maryland
Full-Res TIFF: PIA02140.tif (73.78 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA02140.jpg (2.4 kB)

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Quick Time Movie for PIA02140 Tempel Fades into Night
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This movie is made up of images taken by Deep Impact's flyby spacecraft after it turned around to capture last shots of a receding comet Tempel 1. Earlier, the mission's probe had smashed into the surface of Tempel 1, kicking up the fan-shaped plume of dust seen here behind the comet. These pictures were taken by the flyby craft's high-resolution camera over a period beginning 50 minutes after impact, and ending about 12 hours after impact. Impact occurred at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3, 2005.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-11