Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008dps....40.1626w&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #40, #16.26; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.416
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
On its approach to comet 9P/Tempel 1, the Deep Impact Impactor spacecraft took a series of white-light images, with ever-increasing resolution, of the nucleus of comet Tempel 1. These Deep Impact images have been combined and enhanced in various ways to provide us with the first highly-detailed, high-resolution imaging of the surface of a cometary nucleus, which has led to new and exciting glimpses of the unexpected processes at work on cometary nuclei. Combining these images into a movie provides the visual sensation of riding the Impactor down into the surface of the comet, while providing us with high-resolution, contextual imaging of the surface of the nucleus. This work has been supported by NASA through the Deep Impact mission and the EPOXI mission of opportunity.
Deep Impact Team
Wellnitz Dennis D.
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