Timeline event · 4 July 2005 · The Space Shuttle Era
Deep Impact Strikes Comet Tempel 1
Deep Impact fires a projectile into comet Tempel 1, excavating fresh material to reveal what a comet is made of.
Highlights
- ›First look beneath a comet's surface
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Shuttle Era
- Associated withTempel 1
- Associated withDeep Impact
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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