Comet Wild 2 - Stardust Approach Image
Caption:
This image was taken during the close approach phase of Stardust's Jan 2, 2004 flyby of comet Wild 2. It is a distant side view of the roughly spherical comet nucleus. One hemisphere is in sunlight and the other is in shadow analogous to a view of the quarter moon. Several large depressed regions can be seen. Comet Wild 2 is about five kilometers (3.1 miles) in diameter.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
81P/Wild |
|
System |
Periodic Comets |
|
Target Type |
Comet |
|
Mission |
Stardust |
|
Instrument Host |
Stardust |
|
Host Type |
Sample Return |
|
Instrument |
Navigation Camera (NC) |
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Dust, Grayscale, Shadow |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
2004-01-06 |
Date in Caption |
2004-01-02 |
|
Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05004 |
Identifier |
PIA05004 |