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We're Going In!
PIA02125
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Title We're Going In!
Original Caption Released with Image "" Quick Time Movie for PIA02125 We're Going In! This movie shows Deep Impact's impactor probe approaching comet Tempel 1. It is made up of images taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor. The probe collided with the comet at10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4).
Impactor Eyes Comet Target
PIA02116
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
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.
So Close You Can Almost Touc …
PIA02128
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
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.
Blinded by the Jets
PIA02126
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Title Blinded by the Jets
Original Caption Released with Image This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe 30 minutes before it was pummeled by comet Tempel 1. The picture's brightness has been enhanced to show the jets of dust streaming away from the comet. The image was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
Before the Crash
PIA02124
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Title Before the Crash
Original Caption Released with Image This image shows comet Tempel 1 six minutes before it ran over NASA's Deep Impact probe at 10:52 a.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4). The picture was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
Untouched Tempel
PIA02129
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Title Untouched Tempel
Original Caption Released with Image This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe 30 seconds before it was pummeled by comet Tempel 1. The image was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
Face-to-Face With a Comet
PIA02120
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Title Face-to-Face With a Comet
Original Caption Released with Image This image shows comet Tempel 1 sixty seconds before it ran over NASA's Deep Impact probe at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4). The picture was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
Moment of Impact
PIA02131
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Title Moment of Impact
Original Caption Released with Image When NASA's Deep Impact probe collided with Tempel 1, a bright, small flash was created, which rapidly expanded above the surface of the comet. This flash lasted for more than a second. Its overall brightness is close to that predicted by several models. After the initial flash, there was a pause before a bright plume quickly extended above the comet surface. The debris from the impact eventually cast a long shadow across the surface, indicating a narrow plume of ejected material, rather than a wide cone. The Deep Impact probe appears to have struck deep, before gases were heated and explosively released. The impact crater was observed to grow in size over time. A preliminary interpretation of these data indicate that the upper surface of the comet may be fluffy, or highly porous. The observed sequence of impact events is similar to laboratory experiments using highly porous targets, especially those that are rich in volatile substances. The duration of the hot, luminous gas phase, as well as the continued growth of the crater over time, all point to a model consistent with a large crater. This image was taken by Deep Impact's medium-resolution camera.
Wipe Out
PIA02138
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Title Wipe Out
Original Caption Released with Image This image of the surface of comet Tempel 1 was taken about 20 seconds before Deep Impact's probe crashed into the comet at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3. This particular region contains the impact site. The bright patches in the image may consist of very smooth and reflective material, the composition of which will be determined by Deep Impact's spectrometer. Dark areas are in shadow and provide information about surface topography. Higher terrain appears rough relative to lower areas that appear very smooth. Is this a layered surface? And how did the smooth regions form? These are some of the questions the science team plans to address. This image was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
One-Way Trip to Tempel
PIA02135
Sol (our sun)
Impactor Targeting Sensor
Title One-Way Trip to Tempel
Original Caption Released with Image "" Quick Time Movie for PIA02135 Impactor Targeting Sensor Approach This movie shows Deep Impact's impactor probe approaching comet Tempel 1. It is made up of images taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor. The probe collided with the comet at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4).
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