Radio observations of comet 9P/Tempel 1 with the Australia Telescope facilities during the Deep Impact encounter

P. A. Jones, J. M. Sarkissian, M. G. Burton +2

We present radio observations of comet 9P/Tempel 1 associated with the Deep Impact spacecraft collision of 2005 July 4. Weak 18-cm OH emission was detected with the Parkes 64-m tel…