The impactor separates from the flyby spacecraft 24 hours before it impacts the surface of Tempel 1's nucleus. The impactor delivers 18 Gigajoules (that's 4.5 tons of TNT) of kinetic energy to excavate the crater.
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The impactor separates from the flyby spacecraft 24 hours before it impacts the surface of Tempel 1's nucleus. The impactor delivers 18 Gigajoules (that's 4.5 tons of TNT) of kinetic energy to excavate the crater. |
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