Impressive picture of Deep Impact’s projectile hitting the comet Temple 1. The blow did more damage than expected. The photo was taken by the medium resolution camera on the spacecraft.
It’s often the unmanned spacecraft that yield the most interesting scientific results.
Image: NASA.
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