The Sky at Night S2005E8: Fallout From Deep Impact
- Aired: 2005-07-10
- Time: 22:00:00
- Runtime: 30 minutes
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Overview
On 4 July NASA hopes to send an impactor into the comet 9P/Tempel-1. Patrick Moore talks to the world's leading comet experts about the fallout from this destructive act. Chris Lintott reports from Palomar Observatory in California, where astronomers will be eagerly watching the comet to see what happens when Deep Impact hits its mark.