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Journey to a Comet (Animation) Target Name:   Comet Tempel 1 Spacecraft:   Deep Impact Instrument:   Medium Resolution Imager (MRI) Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA02117 Date Taken:   2 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 x Frames Size PIA02117.jpg JPEG 516 x 290 x ? 21K PIA02117.tif TIFF 516 x 290 x ? 146K PIA02117.mov Quicktime 6M Quick Time Movie for PIA02117 Journey to a Comet This movie shows Deep Impact's approach to comet Tempel 1. It is made up of images taken by the spacecraft's medium-resolution camera from May 1 to July 2, 3:50 Universal Time. The spacecraft detected three outbursts during this time period, on June 14, June 22 and July 2. The outbursts appear as flickers or bursts of light. The movie ends during the middle of the final outburst.

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