Deep Impact a smashing success

Deep Impact Animation
172 days wait, 431 million kilometres travelled and a final 10 kilometre per second impact between a 370 kilogram spacecraft and (roughly) 6 kilometre diameter comet = spectacular results.

What a great time to be alive :-)

See the primary NASA site, or the Planetary Society website for incoming pics.


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