PIA02122: Hubble Witnesses Comet Crash


Hubble Witnesses Comet Crash

Caption:

Quick Time Movie for PIA02122 Hubble Witnesses Comet Crash
Quick Time Movie for PIA02122 Hubble Witnesses Comet Crash

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.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target 9P/Tempel
System Periodic Comets
Target Type Comet
Mission Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Deep Impact
Instrument Host Hubble Space Telescope Deep Impact
Host Type Space Telescope Impactor
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Impact
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2005-07-04
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/STScI
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02122
Identifier PIA02122