Deep Impact (space mission)

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de: Deep Impact ist eine NASA-Mission des Discovery-Programms zum Kometen Tempel 1.

en: Deep Impact is a NASA space probe designed to study the composition of the interior of a comet's nucleus

es: La Deep Impact o Impacto Profundo es una sonda espacial de la NASA ideada para estudiar la composición del interior de un cometa.

fi: Deep Impact on NASA:n avaruusluotain, joka on suunniteltu tutkimaan Tempel 1 -komeetan ytimen sisäosan koostumusta.

fr: Deep Impact est une sonde spatiale de la NASA, qui a pour but d'étudier la composition, en profondeur, de la comète Tempel 1.

it: Deep Impact, missione spaziale della NASA ideata per studiare la composizione interna del nucleo della cometa Tempel 1.

nl: Deep Impact is een door NASA ontwikkelde ruimtesonde die meer inzicht moet gaan verschaffen over de opbouw van kometen.

pl: Deep Impact to sonda kosmiczna NASA, której celem jest zbadanie składu jądra komety.

pt: Deep Impact é uma sonda espacial da NASA, desenhada para estudar a composição do interior do núcleo do cometa Tempel-1.

zh-CN:深度撞击号是NASA设计的一个用于研究慧核内部成分的太空探测器。

zh-TW:深度撞擊號是NASA設計的一個用於了解慧核內部成分的宇宙探測器。

[edit] Cruise Phase

First Image, 808,478 km from Tempel 1, 22.5 hours before impact.
Impactor targeting maneuvers.
Picture taken by the Impactor during approach, one of the last pictures. Taken a few seconds before the impact
Nucleus of comet Tempel 1

5 days from impact, 4.2 mil. km from Tempel 1
4 days from impact, 3.3 mil. km from Tempel 1
3 days from impact, 2.4 mil. km from Tempel 1
24 hours from impact, impactor seen separated from Flyby spacecraft.
The above image from NASA TV is a view from Deep Impact's flyby showing the impactor colliding with comet Tempel 1
HRI Movie of impact (direct link)
Deep Impact collided with comet Tempel 1
Nucleus of comet Tempel 1, after impact