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Jets Galore

Target Name:  Comet Hartley 2
Spacecraft:  Deep Impact (DIXI)
Instrument:  Medium Resolution Instrument (MRI)
Produced by:  NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Date Taken:  2010-11-04

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This enhanced image, one of the closest taken of comet Hartley 2 by NASA's EPOXI mission, shows jets and where they originate from the surface. There are jets outgassing from the sunward side, the night side, and along the terminator -- the line between the two sides.

The image was taken by EPOXI's Medium-Resolution Instrument on Nov. 4, 2010. The sun is to the right.

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