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The Mineralogy of Comet Wild-2 Nucleus Samples - What We Think We Know And What We Do Not KnowThe sample return capsule of the Stardust spacecraft was successfully recovered in northern Utah on January 15, 2006, and its cargo of coma grains from Comet Wild-2 has now been the subject of intense investigation by approximately 200 scientists scattered across five continents. We can now perform mineralogical and petrographic analyses of particles derived directly from the Jupiter-family Comet Wild-2
Document ID
20070008224
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Zolensky, Michael E.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2007
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
Location: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Start Date: May 19, 2007
End Date: May 24, 2007
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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