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Deep Impact on Launch Pad
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Caption:
Deep Impact awaits launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on Jan. 12, 2005.
The spacecraft will travel to comet Tempel 1 and release an impactor, creating a crater on the surface of the comet. Scientists believe the exposed materials may give clues to the formation of our solar system.
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 | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Crater, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-01-21 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-01-12 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07292 | |
| Identifier | PIA07292 | |
