Comet 103P/Hartley 2 probed in Preparation for DIXI/EPOXI Flyby
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 13:20
in Astronomy & Space
Hubble Space Telescope observations of comet 103P/Hartley 2, taken on September 25, are helping in the planning for a November 4 flyby of the comet by NASA's Deep Impact eXtended Investigation (DIXI) on NASA's Deep Impact Spacecraft performing the EPOXI mission.