Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Separation Anxiety Over for Deep Impact
Original Caption Released with Image:
This image of Deep Impact's impactor probe was taken by the mission's mother ship, or flyby spacecraft, after the two separated at 11:07 p.m. Pacific time, July 2 (2:07 a.m. Eastern time, July 3). The impactor is scheduled to collide with comet Tempel 1 at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4). The impactor can be seen at the center of the image.
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:
Medium Resolution Imager (MRI)
Product Size:
516 samples x 499 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Impactor
facet_what:
Imager
facet_what:
COMETS
facet_what:
Deep Impact
facet_what:
Medium Resolution Imager
facet_what:
MRI
facet_where:
Maryland
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #:
PIA02115
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02115
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Separation Anxiety Over for Deep Impact