First Close-up Photos of Comet Hartley 2,

Gerald · 11-04-10, 08:28 PM

Reveal a Space Peanut. A NASA spacecraft has beamed back the first close-up photos from its rendezvous with a comet — and the images show an ice ball that looks like a giant chicken drumstick, or perhaps a peanut or bowling pin.

Deep Impact zoomed to within 435 miles (700 kilometers) of Comet Hartley 2 at 10:01 EDT (1401 GMT) this morning (Nov. 4), and the probe beamed down its first close-up shots an hour later. [First close-up photos of Comet Hartley 2.]

Cheers erupted in the Mission Control room of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as five high-resolution images flashed up on a big screen. In the photos, the comet, which is about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, looks like a big chicken drumstick, or a peanut.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...-space-peanut/

Note:Published November 04, 2010

the_tyrant · 11-04-10, 08:42 PM

I love astronomy, it takes up my nights(while computers fill up my day)

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	First Close-up Photos of Comet Hartley 2, Reveal a Space Peanut. A NASA spacecraft has beamed back the first close-up photos from its rendezvous with a comet — and the images show an ice ball that looks like a giant chicken drumstick, or perhaps a peanut or bowling pin. Deep Impact zoomed to within 435 miles (700 kilometers) of Comet Hartley 2 at 10:01 EDT (1401 GMT) this morning (Nov. 4), and the probe beamed down its first close-up shots an hour later. [First close-up photos of Comet Hartley 2.] Cheers erupted in the Mission Control room of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as five high-resolution images flashed up on a big screen. In the photos, the comet, which is about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, looks like a big chicken drumstick, or a peanut. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...-space-peanut/ Note:Published November 04, 2010 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	I love astronomy, it takes up my nights(while computers fill up my day)