Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Impactor Eyes Comet Target
Original Caption Released with Image:
Comet Tempel 1 as seen by the Deep Impact impactor targeting sensor at 7:44 Universal Time, July 3, 2005. This image was taken 1 hour and 37 minutes after the impactor was released from the flyby craft and is displayed on a logarithmic scale. The impactor was 808,478 kilometers (502,388 miles) away from the comet when the image was taken.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD
Produced By:
University of Maryland
Mission:
Deep Impact
Spacecraft:
Deep Impact
Target Name:
Tempel 1
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Product Size:
512 samples x 512 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Impactor
facet_what:
COMETS
facet_what:
Deep Impact
facet_what:
Impactor Targeting Sensor
facet_where:
Maryland
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
July 3, 2005
facet_when_year:
2005
Image #:
PIA02116
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02116
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Impactor Eyes Comet Target