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Comet Hartley as imaged in 2011 by the Epoxy/Deep Impact spacecraft

Comet Hartley 2 - additional findings

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Comet Hartley as imaged in 2011 by the Epoxy/Deep Impact spacecraft

The encounter with Comet Hartley

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This sharpened image, taken on November 4, 2010 as the Epoxy spacecraft approached Comet Hartley 2, reveals a cloud of ice particles surrounding the comet's active nucleus.

Snow on Comet Hartley 2

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The close-up photo of Comet Hartley 2, taken by NASA's Epoxy spacecraft that performed a flyby of the comet on November 4, at 16:00 p.m. Israel time. It was taken by the medium resolution camera of the spacecraft. Better photos will be published later this evening

Two jets were observed in the close-up of Comet Hartley 2, taken by the Epoxy spacecraft

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Comet Hartley 2 as seen from Earth through telescopes on October 13, 2010

Prospects for meteorites following the passage of Comet Hartley 2

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Comet Hartley 2, as imaged in infrared by the WISE space telescope, May 2010. Photo: NASA

Comet Hartley 2 was photographed, which will be reached in November by the Epoxy spacecraft (formerly Deep Impact)

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The EPOXI route. Credit NASA/JPL

The Deep Impact spacecraft passed over the Earth to gain momentum

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