Temple-1

Comet Temple-1 as photographed from the Stardust spacecraft, 2011

The return to Comet 1 Temple

This pair of images shows a before-and-after comparison of the part of Comet Temple-1 that was hit by the projectile launched by the Deep Impact spacecraft in 2005, as taken by the Stardust spacecraft that visited it on February 14, 2011

NASA has released an image of a man-made crater on comet Temple-1

The Stardust-Next spacecraft approaches Comet Temple 1. Image: NASA

Stardust's bonus flight by Comet Temple-1 - on Monday

The EPOXI route. Credit NASA/JPL

The Deep Impact spacecraft passed over the Earth to gain momentum