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Journey to a Comet (Animation)
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Caption:
Quick Time Movie for PIA02117 Journey to a Comet
This movie shows Deep Impact's approach to comet Tempel 1. It is made up of images taken by the spacecraft's medium-resolution camera from May 1 to July 2, 3:50 Universal Time. The spacecraft detected three outbursts during this time period, on June 14, June 22 and July 2. The outbursts appear as flickers or bursts of light. The movie ends during the middle of the final outburst.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | 9P/Tempel | |
| System | Periodic Comets | |
| Target Type | Comet | |
| Mission | Deep Impact | |
| Instrument Host | Deep Impact | |
| Host Type | Impactor | |
| Instrument | Medium Resolution Instrument (MRI) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Impact, Movie | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-07-04 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02117 | |
| Identifier | PIA02117 | |
