n 2005, the space probe Deep Impact launched a 30 kg projectile into Comet Tempel 1. Observing the collision helped scientists learn about the comet’s characteristics. The come is estimated to have a mass of 9.0 x 1013 kg.
To answer this question, we need to find the difference in mass between the 30 kg projectile launched by Deep Impact and the estimated mass of Comet Tempel 1, which is 9.0 x 10^13 kg.
To calculate the difference in mass, we subtract the mass of the projectile (30 kg) from the estimated mass of the comet (9.0 x 10^13 kg):
9.0 x 10^13 kg - 30 kg = 9.0 x 10^13 kg
Therefore, the difference in mass between the projectile and Comet Tempel 1 is 9.0 x 10^13 kg.