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Stardust's flight past Tempel 1 (version 3)

Stardust's flight past Tempel 1 (version 3)
Stardust's flight past Tempel 1 (version 3) This animation consists of 61 images of Tempel 1 taken by Stardust during its flyby on February 15, 2011. The images have been rotated 180 degrees (so that illumination appears to be coming from above) and aligned. NASA / JPL / Cornell / animation by Emily Lakdawalla