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NASA's Deep Impact Mission: Collision with Comet Temple One

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The Deep Impact mission by NASA involves sending a copper-fortified impactor to collide with Comet Temple One, providing a unique opportunity to study the comet's composition and potentially uncover insights into the early solar system formation. Scheduled for July 4th, this mission aims to create a crater on the comet, ejecting ice and dust while various cameras and space telescopes record the impact for scientific observation. This groundbreaking event promises to unveil new discoveries about comets and their role in understanding the universe's origins.

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