Wednesday, July 06, 2005

The Fall Itself Wasn't So Bad

It's just the sudden stop at the end.

Yesterday, NASA's Deep Impact probe smashed a lander into comet Tempel 1, driving a device (the "impactor") into the comet's nucleus to determine what's there.

NASA has released an incredible movie from a probe's-eye view as the impactor approaches the comet and slams into it (culled from various pictures).

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