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Tempel 1 Impact Site

Target Name:  Comet Tempel 1
Spacecraft:  Stardust
Instrument:  Navigation Camera
Produced by:  NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Maryland/Cornell
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Cross Reference:  PIA13855
Date Taken:  2011-02-14

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This pair of images shows the before-and-after comparison of the part of comet Tempel 1 that was hit by the impactor from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft.

The left-hand image is a composite made from images obtained by Deep Impact in July 2005. The right-hand image shows arrows identifying the rim of the crater caused by the impactor. The crater is estimated to be 150 meters (500 feet) in diameter. This image also shows a brighter mound in the center of the crater likely created when material from the impact fell back into the crater. An unannotated version of this image is can be seen at PIA13873.

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