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Separation Anxiety Over for Deep Impact

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:  PIA02115
Date Taken:  2 July 2005

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This image of Deep Impact's impactor probe was taken by the mission's mother ship, or flyby spacecraft, after the two separated at 11:07 p.m. Pacific time, July 2 (2:07 a.m. Eastern time, July 3). The impactor is scheduled to collide with comet Tempel 1 at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4). The impactor can be seen at the center of the image.

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