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Of course when the comet turns abruptly after being hit--to reveal a  
huge angry eye, then we'll in Deep...


Matt Linke
Exhibit Museum Planetarium


On May 11, 2005, at 6:42 PM, Anita M. Sohus wrote:

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> NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is closing in on Comet Tempel 1,  
> counting down to a July 3/4 collision that will excavate a sizable  
> crater in the comet's nucleus.  The Impactor spacecraft will be  
> returning pictures up until the moment of impact, while the Flyby  
> spacecraft stands off at a safe distance to watch the show.  How cool  
> is that??  The crater and the material ejected from the impact will  
> give scientists their first look inside a comet to learn more about  
> what comets are made of, where they came from, and how they formed.  
> Telescopes around--and above--the world will be trained on the comet.
>
> The Deep Impact education team will send the latest information and  
> multimedia materials to those who can/will use it. If you are planning  
> a public or educational event for the Deep Impact cratering event with  
> Comet Tempel 1, please send a note with your contact info and event  
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> The mission website is at http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov; be sure to  
> check out the Education and  Discovery Zone pages for comet  
> activities.  Also check out the amateur astronomers site at  
> http://deepimpact.umd.edu/amateur/ for information on how to observe  
> the comet before and after the impact--astronomers predict the comet  
> will brighten by several magnitude as a result of the impact.
>
> Below is an abbreviated timeline of the impact and events leading up  
> to it, as we know it at this time. I'm time-challenged, so everything  
> is listed in my time zone, Pacific Daylight Time:
>
> June 9 Press briefing on NASA TV,  followed by live shots.
>
> By June 15, Deep Impact may be able to release an image per day.
>
> By June 28, the comet's nucleus may be visible in the images.
>
> July 1, Press briefing on NASA TV at 10 a.m. PDT
>
> July 2, Impactor is released 24 hours before impact. An image will be  
> taken by the Impactor spacecraft every 2 hours until 12 hours before  
> Impact. Seven hours before impact, an image will be taken every hour.  
> Three hours before impact, an image will be taken every 30 minutes.  
> Images will start coming faster and faster until impact. Not clear yet  
> if the early images will be on NASA TV, but we hope so.
>
> July 3 Press briefing on NASA TV at 10 a.m. PDT
>
> July 3, 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. PDT, NASA TV commentary
>
> July 3, 10:52 p.m. PDT (5:52 UT), moment of impact
>
> July 4, there may be a 1 a.m. PDT "reaction" TV piece  (interviews  
> with management, science team members)
>
> July 4, 1 a.m. PDT, live shots on NASA TV
>
> July 4, Press briefing on NASA TV at 10 a.m. PDT
>
> A movie from actual images is also planned to be available by  
> mid-morning July 4.  Imagery from telescopes around and above the  
> world (Hubble-visible, Chandra x-ray, Spitzer infrared) will be  
> released as soon as they are available.
>
> --Anita
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> Anita M. Sohus
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