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Looking Back at a Job Well Done Target Name:   Comet Tempel 1 Spacecraft:   Deep Impact Instrument:   High Resolution Imager (HRI) Produced by:   University of Maryland Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA02133 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 PIA02133.jpg JPEG 506 x 504 14K PIA02133.tif TIFF 506 x 504 249K This image shows the view from Deep Impact's flyby spacecraft as it turned back to look at comet Tempel 1. Fifty minutes earlier, the spacecraft's probe was run over by the comet. That collision kicked up plumes of ejected material, seen here streaming away from the back side of the comet. This image was taken by the flyby craft's high-resolution camera.

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