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Hubble captures Deep Impact's collision with a comet (view 3 min before impact) (Comet 9P , Tempel 1) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Hubble captures Deep Impact's collision with a comet (view 3 min before impact)

July 4, 2005 · ESA/Hubble · Comet 9P , Tempel 1

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The image shows the comet three minutes before impact. The encounter occurred at 7:52 CEST 4 July.

More Hubble images of Comet 9P , Tempel 1