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Blinded by the Jets

Target Name:  Comet Tempel 1
Spacecraft:  Deep Impact
Instrument:  Impactor Targeting Sensor
Produced by:  University of Maryland
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Cross Reference:  PIA02126
Date Taken:  3 July 2005

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This image shows the view from Deep Impact's probe 30 minutes before it was pummeled by comet Tempel 1. The picture's brightness has been enhanced to show the jets of dust streaming away from the comet. The image was taken by the probe's impactor targeting sensor.

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