Hubble captures outburst from comet targeted by Deep Impact (07:17 UT image)

Esahubble_heic0508b_1024

esahubble_heic0508b June 27th, 2005

Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Feldman (Johns Hopkins University), and H. Weaver (Applied Physics Lab)

In a dress rehearsal for the rendezvous between NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft and comet 9P/Tempel 1, the Hubble Space Telescope captured dramatic images of a new jet of dust streaming from the icy comet. The images are a reminder that Tempel 1's icy nucleus, roughly the size of central Paris, is dynamic and volatile. Astronomers hope the eruption of dust seen in these observations is a preview of the fireworks that may come 4 July, when a probe from the Deep Impact spacecraft will slam into the comet, possibly blasting off material and giving rise to a similar dust plume.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0508b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Comet 9P Tempel 1
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Comet
Interplanetary Body > Comet > Tail > Dust

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 505.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Esahubble_heic0508b_1280
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ID
heic0508b
Subject Category
A.2.2   A.2.2.3.1  
Subject Name
Comet 9P, Tempel 1
Credits
NASA, ESA, P. Feldman (Johns Hopkins University), and H. Weaver (Applied Physics Lab)
Release Date
2005-06-27T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0508b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
505
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1400.0, 1400.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0508b
Metadata Date
2005-06-22T09:18:56-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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