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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Comet Tempel's Silhouette
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Comet Tempel's Silhouette
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This false-color image shows comet Tempel 1 about 50 minutes after Deep Impact's probe smashed into its surface. The impact site is located on the far side of the comet in this view. The image was taken by the mission's flyby spacecraft as it turned back to face the comet for one last photo opportunity.
The colors represent brightness, with white indicating the brightest materials and black showing the faintest materials. This brightness is a measure of reflected sunlight.
Because the sunlit portion of the comet is brighter, it appears white. The comet's nucleus is silhouetted against the light reflected from surrounding dust.
The large plume of dust that was kicked up upon impact can be seen as the colorful, drop-shaped object. This plume was very bright, indicating that the comet's surface material must be very fine, like talcum powder.
The blue speck in the upper left corner is a star.
This picture was taken by Deep Impact's high-resolution camera.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
This false-color image shows comet Tempel 1 about 50 minutes after Deep Impact's probe smashed into its surface. The impact site is located on the far side of the comet in this view. The image was taken by the mission's flyby spacecraft as it turned back to face the comet for one last photo opportunity.
The colors represent brightness, with white indicating the brightest materials and black showing the faintest materials. This brightness is a measure of reflected sunlight.
Because the sunlit portion of the comet is brighter, it appears white. The comet's nucleus is silhouetted against the light reflected from surrounding dust.
The large plume of dust that was kicked up upon impact can be seen as the colorful, drop-shaped object. This plume was very bright, indicating that the comet's surface material must be very fine, like talcum powder.
The blue speck in the upper left corner is a star.
This picture was taken by Deep Impact's high-resolution camera.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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University of Maryland
Produced_By
University of Maryland
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
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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High Resolution Imager (HRI)
Instrument
High Resolution Imager (HRI)
Instrument
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Product Size:
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512 samples x 512 lines
Product_Size
512 samples x 512 lines
Product Size
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Sun
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Sun
facet_what
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Opportunity
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Opportunity
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Imager
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Imager
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COMETS
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COMETS
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Deep Impact
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Deep Impact
facet_what
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High Resolution Imager
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High Resolution Imager
facet_what
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HRI
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HRI
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Maryland
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Maryland
facet_where
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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Image #:
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PIA02139
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02139
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02139
UID
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orignial url
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