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OTD In Space – January 12: Deep Impact Spacecraft Launches To A Comet
On January 12, 2005, NASA launched its Deep Impact mission to crash into comet Tempel 1, also known as 9P/Tempel. Two spacecraft were launched together for this mission: one was a flyby vehicle ...
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Thermal Evolution and Activity of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 and Simulation of a Deep Impact
We model the thermal evolution and activity of comet 9P/Tempel 1, in anticipation of the Deep Impact mission encounter with the comet. We also investigate the possible outcome of a projectile impact, ...