PIA02128: So Close You Can Almost Touch It
 Target Name:  Tempel 1
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Deep Impact
 Spacecraft:  Deep Impact
 Instrument:  Impactor Targeting Sensor (ITS)
 Product Size:  494 x 494 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  University of Maryland
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02128.tif (244.5 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02128.jpg (21.56 kB)

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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.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-04