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[mindaz]

Flying Under Comet Hartley 2
Comet Hartley 2 can be seen in glorious detail in this image from NASA's EPOXI mission. It was taken as the spacecraft flew by around 6:59 a.m. PDT (9:59 a.m. EDT), from a distance of about 700 kilometers (435 miles). The comet's nucleus, or main body, is approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long and .4 kilometers (.25 miles) at the "neck," or most narrow portion. Jets can be seen streaming out of the nucleus.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/epoxi/images/sunshine1.html

looks awesome 

[aaronjb]

It looks like a giant foot viewed from below in the last picture..

Is it coming to stamp us out?

[mindaz]

  stamp Rejected

it will be Deep Impact or Armageddon 

[Kevin Wood]

stamp Rejected

it will be Deep Impact or Armageddon 

Agreed. It would "smart a bit" if that hit us, I suspect. Breathtaking pictures, though.

Kevin

[markfree]

Time to start building your nuclear bunkers, as according to NASA's near earth object program,  Asteroid (29075) 1950 DA, has a significant possibility of impact on March 16, 2880.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED    

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/

[pscocoa]

Is it possible it might not happen until March 17th 2880 as I have an appointment on the16th?

[Dishevelled Den]

Flying Under Comet Hartley 2
Comet Hartley 2 can be seen in glorious detail in this image from NASA's EPOXI mission. It was taken as the spacecraft flew by around 6:59 a.m. PDT (9:59 a.m. EDT), from a distance of about 700 kilometers (435 miles). The comet's nucleus, or main body, is approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long and .4 kilometers (.25 miles) at the "neck," or most narrow portion. Jets can be seen streaming out of the nucleus.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/epoxi/images/sunshine1.html

looks awesome 

Absolutely breathtaking. 8-) 8-)

[Lizzie_Zoom]

What great and amazing images!! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Thanks for a wonderful thread!

[waspy]

It looks like a fungus

[madflags1]

Cool pictures, bit of an ugly little bugger, though