Comet 9P/Tempel 1. This comet was the target of the NASA Deep Impact mission,which fired a 360- kilogram impactor at the comet on 4th July 2005. The impact,at more than 10 kilometres per second,ejected huge plumes of material. Study of this material will provide information on the formation of the Solar System,as comets have existed unchanged since that time,and will aid understanding of comets in general. Image taken by the New Technology Telescope on 4th/5th May 2005 | |
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