NASA's Stardust probe successfully encountered Comet Tempel 1 yesterday, coming within fewer than 200 miles of the comet. The probe snapped 122 photos, including 72 close ups. NASA plans a news conference for later today to release the pictures.
This was NASA's second visit to Tempel 1. The Deep Impact mission sent a penetrator into the comet a few years ago to determine its composition and internal structure. Scientists are hoping to see the crater made by the penetrator in the new images.
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