Making Celestial Tracks
Caption:
This image shows the tracks left by two comet particles after they impacted the Stardust spacecraft's comet dust collector. The collector is made up of a low-density glass material called aerogel. Scientists have begun extracting comet particles from these and other similar tadpole-shaped tracks.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
81P/Wild |
|
System |
Periodic Comets |
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Target Type |
Comet |
|
Mission |
Stardust |
|
Instrument Host |
Stardust |
|
Host Type |
Sample Return |
|
Instrument |
|
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Comet, Dust, Grayscale, Impact |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
2006-10-19 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Washington |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02188 |
Identifier |
PIA02188 |