Slice of Comet Dust
Caption:
This image illustrates one of several ways scientists have begun extracting comet particles from the Stardust spacecraft's collector. First, a particle and its track are cut out of the collector material, called aerogel, in a wedge-shaped slice called a keystone. A specialized silicon pickle fork is then used to remove the keystone from the remaining aerogel for further analysis.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
81P/Wild |
|
System |
Periodic Comets |
|
Target Type |
Comet |
|
Mission |
Stardust |
|
Instrument Host |
Stardust |
|
Host Type |
Sample Return |
|
Instrument |
|
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Color, Comet, Dust |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
2006-02-21 |
Date in Caption |
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|
Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of California, Berkeley |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02189 |
Identifier |
PIA02189 |