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Jacques van Oene
July 4th 05, 08:06 PM
These images, taken by the Optical Monitor on board ESA's XMM-Newton
observatory on 3 and 4 July 2005, show a comparison between the states of
the comet before and just after impact.
The images were taken in the blue and ultraviolet channels of the
instrument. The ultraviolet images show the emissions of hydroxyl ions, the
direct decay product of water.

More at:
http://www.esa.int/rosetta

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