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Comet ISON from Deep Impact

Comet ISON from Deep Impact
Comet ISON from Deep Impact Deep Impact observed comet ISON on January 17 and 18, 2013, taking more than 150 photos. The comet was more than 5 AU away from Deep Impact at the time. These were the first space-based observations of comet ISON. NASA / JPL / UMD

Read more about these observations at the UMD website.