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Comet Weblinks

Deep Impact
NASA Deep Impact - full guide to the mission

ESA Rosetta Mission - Europe's contribution to the Deep Impact mission

University of Maryland mission pages - includes the "Great Comet Crater" contest and interviews with key members of the team

Advice for amateur observers from the University of Maryland

Deep Impact on Space.com - coverage of the mission from a commercial astronomy site

Deep Impact on Wikipedia - user-edited guide to the mission

More on comets
Comets from bbc.co.uk/science - everything you ever wanted to know about comets and the science behind them

Google News latest - gathers the most recent reports on "comets" from news sources across the planet

Collected Weblinks

General astronomy - weblinks
Transit of Venus - books and weblinks
Asteroids and Meteorites - weblinks
Comets - weblinks

The basics

They're snowballs haring through space - catch the basics about these objects with our essential comets.

What's The Impact On You?

Will the scientific insights given by smashing a spaceship into a comet be worth the costs? Is the chosen day a little too symbolic? We want to hear your views - science or stunt?