Solar System Exploration: Deep Impact Legacy Site: Mission

Mission

Fact Sheet | Deep News | Biographies | What Did We Hope to See? | Timeline

Learn more about the Deep Impact mission through these resources.

	Deep Impact Fact Sheet Read an overview of the Deep Impact mission.			More About the Science Learn more about why we study comets.
	Deep News Follow the Deep Impact development, launch and encounter with Comet Tempel 1 through issues of the Deep News newsletter.			Meet the Team Get to know members of the Deep Impact mission team.
	What Did We Hope to See? Take a look at the observation plan for the high resolution and medium resolution instruments on the flyby spacecraft.			Mission Timeline Find the major milestones for the Deep Impact mission.
	Videos and Animations View some of the Deep Impact videos, interviews and animations.			Quick Facts For a quick view of the mission, see our Quick Facts.
	Mission Updates Look through an archive of mission updates from different members of the team.			How Deep Impact Got Its Name Visit with Dr. Alan Delamere to see how the idea for the Deep Impact mission developed.
	What is a Discovery Mission? Find out more about all of NASA's exciting Discovery missions.

NASA Official: Kristen Erickson

Advisory: Dr. James Green, Director of Planetary Science

Outreach Manager: Alice Wessen