Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
So Close You Can Almost Touch It
Original Caption Released with Image:
This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe 90 seconds before it was pummeled by comet Tempel 1. The image was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
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:
494 samples x 494 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)
Image #:
PIA02128
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02128
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So Close You Can Almost Touch It