PIA02142: Tempel 1 Composite Map
This Tempel 1 image was built up from scaling images from NASA's Deep Impact to 5 meters/pixel and aligned to fixed points. Each image at closer range replaced equivalent locations observed at a greater distance.
 Target Name:  Tempel 1
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Deep Impact 
 Spacecraft:  Deep Impact
 Instrument:  Impactor Targeting Sensor (ITS) 
 Product Size:  2048 x 2048 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  University of Maryland 
 Producer ID:  2005-143  
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA02142.tif (4.199 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA02142.jpg (121.6 kB)  

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Annotated image of Tempel 1 Composite Map
Annotated image of
Tempel 1 Composite Map

This composite image was built up from scaling all images to 5 meters/pixel, and aligning images to fixed points. Each image at closer range, replaced equivalent locations observed at a greater distance. The impact site has the highest resolution because images were acquired until about 4 sec from impact or a few meters from the surface.

Arrows a and b point to large, smooth regions. The impact site is indicated by the third large arrow. Small arrows highlight a scarp that is bright due to illumination angle, which shows the smooth area to be elevated above the extremely rough terrain. The scale bar is 1 km and the two arrows above the nucleus point to the sun and the rotational axis of the nucleus. Celestial north is near the rotational pole.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/UMD

Image Addition Date:
2005-09-06