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continue to get new images of Tempel 1

continue to get new images of the comet Tempel 1 on Feb. 14 that it is the protagonist of a close encounter with the U.S. probe Stardust-NExT. One of the objectives that were assigned to the probe is now complete: to succeed to discern some differences on the surface of the comet with respect to the observations of Deep Impact probe made in 2005, which also sent a "probe-impact 'on the comet.

The 'encounter', if we may so call it, has its peak at 14:40 Italian time on 14 February, when the spacecraft was near the comet only 178 kilometers. The probe has so far sent Stradust ground 72 high-resolution images of Tempel 1. He also collected more meticulous about 468 kilobytes of comet tail.

"The mission has been successful 100%" asserts Joe Veverka, the principal investigator of the mission. "We have found many new things that we did not expect, and will work hard to understand what Tempel 1 is trying to tell us."

Many images gave scientists tantalizing clues to the outcome of the collision of the Deep Impact probe. "We saw a crater with a small hill in the middle," explains Pete Schultz of Brown University, implicitly suggesting that it is the collision with the impactor.

"This spacecraft has traveled more than 3.5 billion miles [5.6 billion kilometers], and while the suo ultimo incontro ravvicinato è finito, la sua missione di scoperta non lo è ancora» afferma Tim Larson, nelle cui parole traspare un appena percettibile senso di fierezza per la propria sonda. Un'emozione che probabilmente accomuna tutti i ricercatori al Jet Propulsion Laboratory ubicato a Pasadena, in California. «Continueremo ad osservare la cometa finché l'équipe scientifica non potrà più trarne informazioni utili, e dopo ciò Stardust si prenderà il suo meritato riposo» continua Larson.

Mentre la "cena" di San Valentino con la cometa è oramai conclusa, Stardust continuerà a guardare Tempel 1 da lontano, sempre più lontano, procedendo verso luoghi remote and secluded. But it will not easily forget this meeting special. And, quite frankly, me neither.