PIA02128: So Close You Can Almost Touch It


So Close You Can Almost Touch It

Caption:

This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe 90 seconds before it was pummeled by comet Tempel 1. The image 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/PIA02128
Identifier PIA02128