COMET TEMPEL1
DEEP IMPACT
JULY 4TH 2005
NEWS
ORBIT
NASA-DEEP IMPACT
HISTORY
Purpose
I think the real purpose is to see if we could stop a comet, if it was headed our direction.
How and when to watch the impact
star chart
Hubble view
quickfacts
Deep impact view of outburst
spacecraft Deep Impact
during and after impact
For future spacefarers----Beware the rogue comet TEMPEL 1
The impact has produced a jet of steam that makes plotting future orbits impossible.
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