Comet Impact:

July 4, 2005

Impact Velocity:
23,000 mph

Spacecraft Size:
Flyby spacecraft -
nearly as large as a
Volkswagen Beetle
automobile.

Impactor spacecraft -
about the same
dimensions as a
typical living room
coffee table.
 Principal Investigator, Dr. Michael A'Hearn and his
science team want to find clues to the formation
of the solar system and more about the structure
and composition of comets by making a deep
crater in Comet Tempel 1. The objectives for the
mission are:
1. Observe how the crater forms
2. Measure the crater's depth and diameter
3. Measure the composition of the interior of the
crater and its ejecta
4. Determine the changes in natural outgassing
produced by the impact
Science Objective
 Deep Impact Quick Facts
Mission/Instrument/Task Deep Impact
Name:

Objectives: To study the pristine interior of a comet by excavating a crater more than 25 m
deep and 100 m in diameter.

Start Date: 11/01/1999

Launch Date: 01/12/2005

Launch Vehicle: Delta II

Launch Site: Eastern test range (Kennedy Space Center, Florida)

Mission Events: Encounter date 0600 4 July 2005 UT

(Rendezvous (distance)/ Impactor separation at 24 hrs prior to impact
Landing (location)): Approach solar phase angle: 63
Impactor approach velocity: 10.2 km/s
Flyby S/C closest approach: 500 km
End of Mission: Data return until 08/2005 (28 days)

End of Project Date: 03/2006 (includes 9 months of data analysis)

Launch Mass (kg): 1020 kg

Launch Vehicle
Flyby Spacecraft

Flight System

Impactor
Instruments
Comet Tempel 1

The interactive Path

Main Presentation

An artist's rendition of the flyby spacecraft releasing the impactor,

which will happen 24 hours before the collision
Crossword 1 Word search game 1

Crossword 2 Word search game 2

Crossword 3 Word search game 3

Brain Twister Other Brain Twisters

Quiz
Fun facts
Colour Page

Prepare model 1
Prepare Model 2

Challenge Questions
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