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Tempel Fades into Night
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Caption:
Quick Time Movie for PIA02140 Tempel Fades into Night
This movie is made up of images taken by Deep Impact's flyby spacecraft after it turned around to capture last shots of a receding comet Tempel 1. Earlier, the mission's probe had smashed into the surface of Tempel 1, kicking up the fan-shaped plume of dust seen here behind the comet. These pictures were taken by the flyby craft's high-resolution camera over a period beginning 50 minutes after impact, and ending about 12 hours after impact. Impact occurred at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3, 2005.
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 | High Resolution Instrument (HRI) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Dust, Grayscale, Impact, Movie, Plume | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-07-11 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-07-03 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02140 | |
| Identifier | PIA02140 | |
