Comet Hartley 2

PLATE SHAPE MODEL OF COMET 103P/HARTLEY 2 V1.0 - Data.gov

Shape model of comet 103P/Hartley 2, as derived from the Deep Impact spacecraft images obtained around the time of closest approach to the comet during the ...

Comet Hartley 2 - Martz-Kohl Observatory

Comet Hartley 2, 103P/Hartley, is a small periodic comet with an orbital period of 6.46 years. Next appearance will be April 20, 2017.

EPOXI finds 103P/Hartley is a hyperactive comet | Astronomy.com

“Hartley 2 is a hyperactive little comet, spewing out more water than most other comets its size,” said Mike A'Hearn, principal investigator of ...

'Secular Light Curve of Comet 103P/Hartley 2, Target of the EPOXI ...

In support of the EPOXI mission, we have compiled and updated the secular light curve (SLC) of comet 103P/Hartley 2, a Jupiter Family comet, the next target ...

NASA Probe Closing in on "Poisonous" Comet Hartley 2

The probe formerly known as Deep Impact is about to make its closest pass by an oddly active comet spewing deadly cyanide gas.

Avalanches on Comets May Help Make the Icy Bodies Visible

Tumbling rocks may have lit up Comet Hartley 2, allowing its discovery in 1986.

Comet Hartley 2: EPOXI probe flyby to yield rare close-up photos

Comet Hartley 2 will get its portrait taken on Thursday by NASA's EPOXI spacecraft. NASA will snap 6000 high-resolution images of ...

Ball Aerospace's Deep Impact Flyby Spacecraft Images Comet ...

Ball Aerospace's Deep Impact Flyby Spacecraft Images Comet Hartley 2 for NASA's EPOXI Mission ... The Ball Aerospace-built Deep Impact Flyby ...

Comet 103P/Hartley 2 at perihelion: gas and dust activity ⋆

The quotient QC2 /QCN ∼ 1.3 places 103P/Hartley 2 as a typical comet in terms of long-chain hydrocarbon abundance. The gas-to-dust mass ratio is ...

Rare Close Encounter With Comet Hartley 2 Surprises and Thrills ...

NASA's Deep Impact probe zipped to within 435 miles (700 kilometers) of Comet Hartley 2 at 10:01 a.m. EDT (1401 GMT) today (Nov. 4), and it sent ...

NASA spacecraft has close flyby with Comet Hartley 2 Thursday

WASHINGTON, DC – NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 Thursday morning, and scientists say initial images ...

NASA - EPOXI Mission - The Man Behind Comet Hartley 2

The Man Behind Comet Hartley 22010.11.02. Malcolm Hartley of the Anglo-Australian Observatory, Siding Spring, New South Whales, Australia.

Hubble Probes Comet 103P/Hartley 2 in Preparation for DIXI/EPOXI ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of comet 103P/Hartley 2, taken on September 25, are helping in the planning for a November 4 flyby of the comet.

Comet Hartley 2 – 103P/Hartley - Mike's Astro Photos

Comet Hartley 2 was as close as it gets to Earth last week. I snapped these pictures the night after the peak (as peak night was cloudy.)

Comet Hartley 2 Fly-by Sets NASA Astir - The New York Times

NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft passed within 435 miles of Comet Hartley 2 about 10 am Eastern time. Soon after, it turned its high-speed antenna toward Earth.

NASA Mission Successfully Flies by Comet Hartley 2

NASA's EPOXI mission successfully flew by Comet Hartley 2 at about 7:00 am PDT (10:00 am EDT) today, and the spacecraft has begun returning images.

Hartley 2 Comet - CosmoBC AstroBlog

The comet is commonly known as Hartley 2, but it's official scientific name is 103P/Hartley. Orbit of comet Hartley 2 Image credit: Ethan Siegel ...

Comet Hartley 2 | National Air and Space Museum

Comet Hartley 2. ID#: WEB15374-2016. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD. Copyright: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD Rights. Usage: Contact NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD.

Comet Hartley 2 - Herschel Space Observatory

The early Herschel observations of comet Hartley 2 demonstrated the observatory's unique capabilities: sensitive far-infrared images constrained ...

Deep Impact Spacecraft Heads for Comet Hartley 2 - Newswise

NASA has given a University of Maryland-led team of scientists the green light to fly the Deep Impact spacecraft to Comet Hartley 2 on a ...