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Deep Impact. Where are the pics of the POST-impact site?
Hello everyone, I've checked every news story I could find, but not a single
one mentioned images of the impact site AFTER the impact to see the crater formed or damage done to the surface. Are there going to be images of the impact site post-impact? |
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J.Warren wrote:
Hello everyone, I've checked every news story I could find, but not a single one mentioned images of the impact site AFTER the impact to see the crater formed or damage done to the surface. Are there going to be images of the impact site post-impact? http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/de...=y&auid=975969 |
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"J.Warren" wrote in message ... Hello everyone, I've checked every news story I could find, but not a single one mentioned images of the impact site AFTER the impact to see the crater formed or damage done to the surface. Are there going to be images of the impact site post-impact? Post impact, yes, but not much. The key is that the main craft is still travelling at a huge velocity relative to the comet. It can't 'stop', and come back for a look. It's job was to image the actual flash, so that spectroscopic analysis can reveal what the comet is made of, and to do it from far enough away, that it wouldn't get hit by any debris. A few moments after the impact the main craft passes the comet, and the impact site is lost from view. Best Wishes |
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