PIA02122: Hubble Witnesses Comet Crash
Hubble Witnesses Comet Crash
Target Name: Tempel 1
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Hubble Space Telescope
Spacecraft: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: Hubble Space Telescope
Product Size: 800 samples x 350 lines
Produced By: Space Telescope Science Institute
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Figure 1: Hubble Witnesses Comet Crash
Figure 1: Hubble Witnesses Comet Crash

These pictures of comet Tempel 1 were taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. They show the comet before and after it ran over NASA's Deep Impact probe.

Image Credit:
NASA/STScI

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-04