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Spacecraft Images Comet Target’s Jets
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Caption:
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The Deep Impact spacecraft's High- and Medium-Resolution Imagers (HRI and MRI) have captured multiple jets emanating from comet Hartley 2 turning on and off while the spacecraft is 8 million kilometers (5 million miles) away from the comet. The movies from HRI and MRI show the progression of two jets during a 16-hour time period.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | 103P/Hartley | |
| System | Periodic Comets | |
| Target Type | Comet | |
| Mission | Deep Impact | |
| Instrument Host | Deep Impact | |
| Host Type | Impactor | |
| Instrument | High Resolution Instrument (HRI) | Medium Resolution Instrument (MRI) |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Impact, Movie | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2010-11-04 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13568 | |
| Identifier | PIA13568 | |
