PIA02129: Untouched Tempel
This image shows comet Tempel 1 approximately 30 seconds before NASA's Deep Impact's probe smashed into its surface. It was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.
 Target Name:  Tempel 1
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Deep Impact 
 Spacecraft:  Deep Impact
 Instrument:  Impactor Targeting Sensor (ITS) 
 Product Size:  480 x 480 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  University of Maryland 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02129.tif (230.9 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02129.jpg (18.74 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe 30 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