Aerogel: Catching Comet Dust

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This site from NASA provides information about aerogel, the material used by the Stardust probe to trap particles from the Comet Wild 2. You can learn about the collection strategies, the unique capabilities of aerogel, and the spacecraft collector's structure. The site also provides an aerogel fact sheet, photo gallery, and frequently asked questions.

http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/tech/aerogel.html

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Astronomy - Instrumentation = Detectors - Space Exploration General Physics - Equipment	- Informal Education - High School - Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material

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Access Rights:	Free access
Restriction:	Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Keywords:	comet, dendritic, density, probe, sample
Record Creator:	Metadata instance created November 27, 2006 by Ann Deml
Record Updated:	Dec 03, 2006 by Ed Lee
Last Update when Cataloged:	March 31, 2005

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Aerogel: Catching Comet Dust. (2005, March 31). Retrieved September 9, 2010, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/tech/aerogel.html

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Aerogel: Catching Comet Dust. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, March 31, 2005. http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/tech/aerogel.html (accessed 9 September 2010).

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