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Lifting Sample Return Capsule
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Caption:
NASA's Stardust sample return capsule successfully landed at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time). The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft.
Here, the capsule is being lifted at the landing site.
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 | Stardust Capsule | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Comet, Dust, Mountain | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2006-01-17 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03670 | |
| Identifier | PIA03670 | |
