UPSC Prelims 2007·GS1·science-and-technology·space

NASA’S Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?

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  1. AHalley’s Comet
  2. BHale-Bopp
  3. CHyakutake
  4. DTempel 1Correct

Explanation

NASA launched the Deep Impact mission in 2005 specifically to study the interior composition of the comet Tempel 1. The spacecraft released an impactor that struck the nucleus of Tempel 1, creating a crater and ejecting debris. This allowed the flyby spacecraft to take detailed pictures of the nucleus and analyze the dust and gas released, providing insights into the formation of the solar system. Options A, B, and C are other well known comets, but they were not the targets of this specific mission.
science-and-technology: NASA’S Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
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