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Face-to-Face With a Comet
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Caption:
This image shows comet Tempel 1 sixty seconds before it ran over NASA's Deep Impact probe at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4). The picture was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
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 | Impactor Targeting Sensor (ITS) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-07-04 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02120 | |
| Identifier | PIA02120 | |
