PIA02125: We're Going In!


We’re Going In!

Caption:

Quick Time Movie for PIA02125 We're Going In!
Quick Time Movie for PIA02125 We're Going In!

This movie shows Deep Impact's impactor probe approaching comet Tempel 1. It is made up of images taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor. The probe collided with the comet at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4).

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, Movie
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2005-07-04
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02125
Identifier PIA02125