While the team built the spacecraft, others were out in the community telling the public about the Deep Impact mission. Take a look at our scrapbook of special events and efforts and see if you get an idea for something to do in your community.
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Pennies for Education Students gather pennies to match the mass of copper in the impactor. |
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Comet Crunch The Deep Impact mission has its own ice cream - Comet Crunch. |
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Small Telescope Science Program (STSP) Astronomers with small telescopes track Tempel 1. |
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Track Comet Tempel 1 Learn how to track Comet Tempel 1 through a telescope. |
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Meet Gary Emerson Learn how the Small Telescope Science Program got started. |
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Teachers are TOPS Teachers learned about a special telescope so they could observe the encounter with their students. |
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Wilhelm Tempel's Home Town Visit with our team who traveled to the home town of the man who discovered Tempel 1. |
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DIPSTIC: Funny Name, Fantastic Program What is the DIPSTIC program? Check it out and see their plans for encounter. |
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Solar System Educator Program Meet our master teachers who provide training on comets for other teachers. |
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Solar System Ambassadors Meet the nearly 500 men and women who give talks about the Deep Impact mission to the public. |