What Did We Learn from the Deep Impact Mission to Comet

question 170

Multiple Choice

What did we learn from the Deep Impact mission to Comet Tempel 1 in 2005?

• A) A comet of this size can be completely shattered by a rather minor impact.
• B) Comet nuclei are highly radioactive.
• C) The dust thrown up by the impact showed evidence of organic molecules.
• D) The mission''s success or failure to collect samples will not be known until the spacecraft returns to Earth.

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