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).
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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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 |