First images of the nucleus of comet Hartley 2 by Deep Impact

[APODman]

And the probe Deep Impact reach the comet Hartley 2.
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Below text and images of the meeting:
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- http://Http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/comet-hartley-2-deep-impact-flyby-surprises-101104.html
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- http://Http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40007547?gt1=43001
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It is interesting to note how the Hartley 2 has a "texture" that resembles the surface of asteroid Itokawa:
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[Naru523]

Pretty awesome.

[Chaotic Cow]

wow...pretty!!!

[APODman]

The today APOD is about the encounter:

- http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101108.html

The strange texture os Hartley 2 are cited and is propose that like some asteroids maybe Hartley 2 are a "rubble-pie" comet ( if it is so, it´s the first one detected ).

A think that a rubble pie comet not be very old in inner solar system cause your tendencie to fragmenting are high !


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[Darvince]

It looks grainy from that distance.