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Scientists zoom in on comet Detailed photos reveal icy secrets of body's nucleus
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The spacecraft, nearing the end of its useful life, flew within
1,340 miles of comet Borrelly's bowling pin-shaped nucleus on
Saturday and snapped two dozen pictures.
The images of the 21/2-by-5-mile nucleus revealed it was spewing
three distinct columns of dust.
They also showed that the nucleus' frozen core of dust and ice is
coated with a pitch black material, thought to be a mix of organic
molecules.
"This was sort of like a Dove Bar the size of Mount Everest," said
Do...
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DEEP SPACE 1 PRELAUNCH TECHNOLOGY BRIEFING SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 22
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; 00-00-0000 Representatives from the team making final preparations to launch NASA's Deep Space 1 mission will conduct a televised media briefing on the mission and its goals on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. EDT. The briefing will originate from NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, and will be
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Science: Trail of the lonesome comet Deep Space 1's exploration of the Comet Borrelly, say Heather Cooper and Nigel Henbest, might explain why life arose on Earth
The Independent - London
; On October 24 1998, a spacecraft with a difference blasted off from Cape Canaveral. While most probes rely on tried-and-trusted technology, Deep Space 1 positively bristled with cutting-edge hardware, to be tested for the first time in the unforgiving space environment. Instead of heavy
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Science: Trail of the lonesome comet; Deep Space 1's exploration of the Comet Borrelly, say Heather Cooper and Nigel Henbest, might explain why life arose on Earth.(Features)
The Independent (London, England)
; On October 24 1998, a spacecraft with a difference blasted off from Cape Canaveral. While most probes rely on tried-and-trusted technology, Deep Space 1 positively bristled with cutting-edge hardware, to be tested for the first time in the unforgiving space environment. Instead of heavy
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Deep space mission snaps shots of Comet Borrelly.(The Dallas Morning News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... fuel _ can hold out. ___ Visit The Dallas Morning News on the World Wide Web at http://www.dallasnews.com ... Information Services. (c) 2001, The Dallas Morning News. Visit The Dallas Morning News on the World Wide Web at http://www.dallasnews.com ...
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Probe's comet encounter yields close-ups.(Deep Space 1 probe; Comet Borrelly)(Brief Article)
Science News
; Operating on a makeshift navigation system and performing an extra mission assigned on the fly, NASA's Deep Space 1 probe (DS1) has executed a stunning rendezvous with a comet. The probe passed within 2,200 kilometers of Comet Borrelly's frozen nucleus and through the comet's coma of dust and gas.
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