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Crash exposes comet's inner secrets NASA's "Deep Impact" probe successfully crashed into comet Tempel 1 at 06.52 GMT this morning -- the first time that a comet has ever been penetrated. The probe -- roughly the size of a washing machine -- was released by its mothership on Sunday morning after a 172-day journey from Earth, producing a large city-sized crater and a huge icy plume. Results sent back from the $333m mission will allow scientists to study the interior of a comet in more detail than ever before.
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