Deep Impact

Deep Impact was a NASA space probe launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 12, 2005. It was designed to study the interior composition of the comet Tempel 1 (9P/Tempel), by releasing an impactor into the comet. At 05:52 UTC on July 4, 2005, the Impactor successfully collided with the comet's nucleus. The impact excavated debris from the interior of the nucleus, forming an impact crater. Photographs taken by the spacecraft showed the comet to be more dusty and less icy than had been expected. The impact generated an unexpectedly large and bright dust cloud, obscuring the view of the impact crater.

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Deep Impact Flyby
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[[|Q114458345]] page^@ Deep Impact - Real-Time Comet Impact, Flyby, Launch, Mission Control footage, Delta II, NASA, 2005

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Computer rendering of the Deep Impact space probe after separation of the impactor.

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2005 Events montage 16-grid version

Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin, Issue 103^@ issue published in 2005
Deep Impact Takes a Dive at Tempel 1^@ magazine article from 'Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin' published in 2005

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

link	page	Retro Space HD page^@	Deep Impact - Real-Time Comet Impact, Flyby, Launch, Mission Control footage, Delta II, NASA, 2005	Wikidata
commons	image	Computer rendering of the Deep Impact space probe after separation of the impactor.		Commons
commons	image	The Arima Kinen 2005		Commons
commons	image	2005 Events montage 16-grid version		Commons

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