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Gone in a Flash Target Name:   Comet Tempel 1 Spacecraft:   Deep Impact Instrument:   High Resolution Imager (HRI) Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA02123 Date Taken:   3 July 2005 Related Documents Deep Impact Kicks Off Fourth of July With Deep Space Fireworks Comet Tempel 1 Comet Introduction Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA02123.jpg JPEG 471 x 471 18K PIA02123.tif TIFF 471 x 471 217K This image shows the initial ejecta that resulted when NASA's Deep Impact probe collided with comet Tempel 1 at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4). It was taken by the spacecraft's high-resolution camera 13 seconds after impact. The image has been digitally processed to better show the comet's nucleus.

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