PIA02128: So Close You Can Almost Touch It
So Close You Can Almost Touch It
Target Name: Tempel 1
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Deep Impact
Spacecraft: Deep Impact
Instrument: Impactor Targeting Sensor
Product Size: 494 samples x 494 lines
Produced By: University of Maryland
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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe 90 seconds before it was pummeled by comet Tempel 1. The image was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-04