PIA02127: Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Target Name: Tempel 1
Mission: Deep Impact
Spacecraft: Deep Impact
Instrument: Impactor Targeting Sensor
Product Size: 500 samples x 500 lines
Produced By: University of Maryland
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Full-Res JPEG: PIA02127.jpg (13.7 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe five minutes before it was pummeled by comet Tempel 1. The image was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-04