PIA03299: Tempel Poses Next to a Star
 Target Name:  Tempel 1
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Deep Impact
 Spacecraft:  Deep Impact
 Instrument:  Medium Resolution Instrument (MRI)
 Product Size:  512 x 512 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  University of Maryland
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03299.tif (262.6 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03299.jpg (14.84 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows comet Tempel 1 as seen by the Deep Impact spacecraft on June 19, 2005. It was taken using the clear filter of the spacecraft's medium resolution imager camera. The spacecraft was 13,341,692.5 kilometers (8,290,528 miles) away from the comet. Four images were combined together to create this picture, and a logarithmic stretch was applied to enhance the coma of the comet. The star to the right is six times brighter than the brightest pixel of the comet.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD

Image Addition Date:
2005-06-19