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Impact with Comet 9P/Tempel 1 confirmed

4 July 2005
Impact and debris plume are clearly shown in this image taken by the medium-resolution camera on the NASA Deep Impact's fly-by spacecraft on Monday, 4 July 2005, during the mission's encounter with Comet 9P/Tempel 1.

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