Images of impact taken with the medium resolution imager. The blue dotted line is the position of the spectrometer's slit. At each point along the slit, a spectrum exists that contains information about the constituents in the spectrometer's field of view.
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 | Color, Impact | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2005-11-28 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02144 | |
Identifier | PIA02144 |