Bull’s Eye!
Caption:
This image shows the initial ejecta that resulted when NASA's Deep Impact probe collided with comet Tempel 1 at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4). It was taken by the spacecraft's medium-resolution camera 16 seconds after impact.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
9P/Tempel |
|
System |
Periodic Comets |
|
Target Type |
Comet |
|
Mission |
Deep Impact |
|
Instrument Host |
Deep Impact |
|
Host Type |
Impactor |
|
Instrument |
Medium Resolution Instrument (MRI) |
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Grayscale, Impact |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
2005-07-04 |
Date in Caption |
|
|
Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02121 |
Identifier |
PIA02121 |