- Original Caption Released with Image:
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This image shows comet Tempel 1 as seen by the Deep Impact spacecraft on
June 19, 2005. It was taken using the clear filter of the spacecraft's
medium resolution imager camera. The spacecraft was 13,341,692.5
kilometers (8,290,528 miles) away from the comet. Four images were
combined together to create this picture, and a logarithmic stretch was
applied to enhance the coma of the comet. The star to the right is six
times brighter than the brightest pixel of the comet.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD
Image Addition Date:
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2005-06-19
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