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Stardust-NExt (Artist Concept)
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Caption:
Artist concept of NASA's Stardust-NExT mission, which will fly by comet Tempel 1 on Feb. 14, 2011.
Background Info:
Stardust-NExT is a low-cost mission that will expand the investigation of comet Tempel 1 initiated by NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages Stardust-NExT for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Joe Veverka of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., is the mission's principal investigator. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built the spacecraft and manages day-to-day mission operations.
For more information about Stardust-NExT, please visit http://stardustnext.jpl.nasa.gov/ .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | 9P/Tempel | |
| System | Periodic Comets | |
| Target Type | Comet | |
| Mission | Stardust | Deep Impact |
| Instrument Host | Stardust | Deep Impact |
| Host Type | Sample Return | Impactor |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Artwork, Color, Dust, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2011-02-10 | |
| Date in Caption | 2011-02-14 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/LMSS | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13847 | |
| Identifier | PIA13847 | |
