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the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
written by Michael A'Hearn
This site discusses the mission that successfully crashed a man-made object into a comet to determine its inner structure. The site includes the objectives of the mission, descriptions of the instruments used, definitions of terms used, animations, and educational materials related to the topic.
In particular, the Image Gallery has images taken before and after the crash, and Mission Update gives the latest interpretation of the images and other data collected.
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![]() <a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=788">A'Hearn, Michael. Deep Impact Comet Mission. Pasadena: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, October 2, 2007.</a>
![]() M. A'Hearn, (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 2005), WWW Document, (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/deep-impact-epoxi/in-depth/).
![]() M. A'Hearn, Deep Impact Comet Mission (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 2005), <https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/deep-impact-epoxi/in-depth/>.
![]() A'Hearn, M. (2007, October 2). Deep Impact Comet Mission. Retrieved February 7, 2025, from Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/deep-impact-epoxi/in-depth/
![]() A'Hearn, Michael. Deep Impact Comet Mission. Pasadena: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, October 2, 2007. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/deep-impact-epoxi/in-depth/ (accessed 7 February 2025).
![]() A'Hearn, Michael. Deep Impact Comet Mission. Pasadena: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2005. 2 Oct. 2007. 7 Feb. 2025 <https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/deep-impact-epoxi/in-depth/>.
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Author = "Michael A'Hearn",
Title = {Deep Impact Comet Mission},
Publisher = {Jet Propulsion Laboratory},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {7 February 2025},
Month = {October 2, 2007},
Year = {2005}
}
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