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1. What was the purpose of the Deep Impact mission? (See answer)
2. Describe the makeup of a comet. (See answer)
3. Why were the Hubble Space Telescope and other space telescopes involved in the Deep Impact mission? (See answer)
4. If you could ask a Deep Impact scientist several questions about the mission, what would they be?
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5. If you were an astronomer, what question(s) about the solar system would you want to investigate?
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