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Comet Smiles To Deep Space 1

Data is starting to pour in as Deep Space 1 leaves comet Borelly after a successful encounter. For once, everything went as planned.

Posted by Tormod Guldvog
23 September, 2001 05:39:42

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"The images and other data we collected from comet Borrelly so far will help scientists learn a great deal about these intriguing members of the solar system family," said Dr. Marc Rayman, project manager of Deep Space 1 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

"It's very exciting to be among the first humans to glimpse the secrets that this comet has held since before the planets were formed."

The purpose of the mission is to study the way solar winds interact with the comet, and also to identify gases and compounds the comet leaves in its trail.

Data from the mission will be released in the next few days.