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Description: Image sequence from the Impactor Targeting Sensor, Visual CCD (ITS) during encounter. Images begin at 1024x1024 and drop to 64x64 just before impact. Images resized and stabilized for easier viewing.
Title: ITS Impact
Credit: Recreated from the original raw encounter data (FITS images) downloaded from Small Bodies Mission Support for the Deep Impact Mission.
Author: Paul Stephen Carlin
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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