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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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It Happens in a Flash
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It Happens in a Flash
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This image shows a flash produced in a laboratory by a high-velocity bead slamming into dust. Though the flash itself can't be resolved, its brilliant effects can be seen in this three-second time exposure. Scientists say that the collision between Deep Impact's impactor and comet Tempel 1 may produce a similar flash.
This flash occurred when a quarter-inch sphere smashed into powdered dust at a speed of 6.4 kilometers per second (4 miles per second). Even though the actual flash lasted less than 50 millionths of a second, the camera recorded the hot debris in the impact crater (center) and the streaking ejecta. This experiment was performed at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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This image shows a flash produced in a laboratory by a high-velocity bead slamming into dust. Though the flash itself can't be resolved, its brilliant effects can be seen in this three-second time exposure. Scientists say that the collision between Deep Impact's impactor and comet Tempel 1 may produce a similar flash.
This flash occurred when a quarter-inch sphere smashed into powdered dust at a speed of 6.4 kilometers per second (4 miles per second). Even though the actual flash lasted less than 50 millionths of a second, the camera recorded the hot debris in the impact crater (center) and the streaking ejecta. This experiment was performed at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA/Ames
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NASA/Ames
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Ames Research Center
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Ames Research Center
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Comet
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Comet
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Product Size:
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720 samples x 573 lines
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720 samples x 573 lines
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Crater
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Crater
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Impactor
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Impactor
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COMETS
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COMETS
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Deep Impact
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Deep Impact
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Ames Research Center (ARC)
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Ames Research Center (ARC)
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Image #:
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PIA02108
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02108
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02108
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