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Artist’s Concept of Deep Impact’s Encounter with Comet Tempel 1

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Oct 25, 2010
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Artist's Concept of Deep Impact's Encounter with Comet Tempel 1
This artist's concept shows us the first time Deep Impact encountered a comet – Tempel 1 in July 2005. Deep Impact, now in an extended mission called EPOXI, will fly by its next comet, Hartley 2, on Nov. 4, 2010.

This artist’s concept shows us the first time Deep Impact encountered a comet – Tempel 1 in July 2005. Deep Impact, now in an extended mission called EPOXI, will fly by its next comet, Hartley 2, on Nov. 4, 2010.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD