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NASA Deep Impact Observation Observed at the Ewell Observatory, the final phase of the Deep Impact mission, called the encounter phase, includes two targeting maneuvers, the last of which occurs at 5:07 p.m. Pacific time (8:07 p.m. Eastern time), July 2. Six hours later, the spacecraft releases an impactor into the path of the charging comet. Twelve minutes later, the remaining craft, called the flyby, steers itself away from the comet's path. The free impactor then autonomously fine-tunes its trajectory, hitting the sunlit side of Tempel 1. Impact is occurred at 10:52 p.m. Pacific time, July 3 (1:52 a.m. Eastern time, July 4).
Deep Impact Observation Animation Each Frame = 3 Minutes (~4MB Animated GIF) Image Details
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