Tempel 1 Comet |
Int |
| Discovery | |
| Orbital characteristics: | |
| Distance from Sun | km |
| Perihelion | (106 km) |
| Aphelion | (106 km) |
| Inclination | deg |
| Eccentricity | |
| Orbital periode rond Sun | days |
| Main orbital speed | km/s |
| Inclination to Sun equator | deg |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| Dimensions | km |
| Radius | km |
| Surface area | km² |
| Volume | 106 km³ |
| Mass | 1024 kg |
| Density | g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | m/s² |
| Escape velocity | km/s |
| Rotation period | days |
| Surface temperature | K |
| Axial tilt | deg |
| Atmospheric composition | |
| Name | Launch Date |
Launch rocket | Weight (kg) |
Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Impact (USA) | 12-Jan-05 | Delta II | 1020 kg | Flyby spacecraft and impactor to study interior of Comet Tempel 1; impact successfully occured 4-Jul-05. Flyby spacecraft mass 650 kg; impactor 370 kg. |
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