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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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The Road to Tempel (Artist's Concept)
Title
The Road to Tempel (Artist's Concept)
Title
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Quick Time Movie for PIA02106 The Road to Tempel
This animation chronicles the travels of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, from its launch in January of 2005 to its dramatic impact 172 days later with comet Tempel 1. The times listed below were updated on July 2, 2005, and differ from those referred to in the animation.
The final phase of the mission, called the encounter phase, includes two targeting maneuvers, the last of which occurs at 5:07 p.m. Pacific time (8:07 p.m. Eastern time), July 2. Six hours later, the spacecraft releases an impactor into the path of the charging comet. Twelve minutes later, the remaining craft, called the flyby, steers itself away from the comet's path. The free impactor then autonomously fine-tunes its trajectory, with the goal of hitting the sunlit side of Tempel 1. Impact is scheduled to occur at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4).
The flyby spacecraft will watch the collision from the sidelines, snapping pictures up to 13 minutes after impact. At that point, the craft stops taking images and enters a protective mode, in which its shields block dust from the comet's inner coma. Fifty-nine minutes after impact, the flyby turns around for one last photo opportunity.
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Quick Time Movie for PIA02106 The Road to Tempel
This animation chronicles the travels of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, from its launch in January of 2005 to its dramatic impact 172 days later with comet Tempel 1. The times listed below were updated on July 2, 2005, and differ from those referred to in the animation.
The final phase of the mission, called the encounter phase, includes two targeting maneuvers, the last of which occurs at 5:07 p.m. Pacific time (8:07 p.m. Eastern time), July 2. Six hours later, the spacecraft releases an impactor into the path of the charging comet. Twelve minutes later, the remaining craft, called the flyby, steers itself away from the comet's path. The free impactor then autonomously fine-tunes its trajectory, with the goal of hitting the sunlit side of Tempel 1. Impact is scheduled to occur at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4).
The flyby spacecraft will watch the collision from the sidelines, snapping pictures up to 13 minutes after impact. At that point, the craft stops taking images and enters a protective mode, in which its shields block dust from the comet's inner coma. Fifty-nine minutes after impact, the flyby turns around for one last photo opportunity.
Original Caption Released with Image
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The Road to Tempel (Artist's Concept) [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A02106 ]
Click on graphic to obtain download options
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The Road to Tempel (Artist's Concept) [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A02106 ]
Click on graphic to obtain download options
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Produced By:
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California Institute of Technology
Produced_By
California Institute of Technology
Produced By
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Mission:
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Deep Impact
Mission
Deep Impact
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Deep Impact
Spacecraft
Deep Impact
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Tempel 1
Target_Name
Tempel 1
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
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Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Product Size:
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720 samples x 540 lines
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720 samples x 540 lines
Product Size
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Sun
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Sun
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Opportunity
facet_what
Opportunity
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Impactor
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Impactor
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facet_what:
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COMETS
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COMETS
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facet_what:
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Deep Impact
facet_what
Deep Impact
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California
facet_where
California
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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facet_when:
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2005
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2005
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facet_when:
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July 2, 2005
facet_when
July 2, 2005
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facet_when_year:
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2005
facet_when_year
2005
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Image #:
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PIA02106
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02106
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02106
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