Deep Impact at ESO

... Background

These are the Background pages of the Deep Impact at ESO web site. Here you can find:

• General Information on Comets.
• Information on Comet 9P/Tempel 1.
• Why are comets important targets of study?
• An overview of the NASA Deep Impact Mission.
• The history of comet studies: Part 1 and Part 2.
• Make your own crater!