Photo: "Deep Impact" Comet Spewed Tons of Water, Study Finds

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An artist's conception depicts the collision of the Deep Impact probe with comet Tempel 1. X-ray images taken after the collision indicate that the comet released about 250,000 tons (226,800 metric tons) of water in the form of ice-covered dust grains.

Illustration courtesy NASA

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