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Stardust Returns to Earth (Artist’s Concept)
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Caption:
This artist's rendering depicts Stardust returning to Earth. Stardust is the first U.S. space mission dedicated solely to the exploration of a comet, and the first robotic mission designed to return extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the Moon. The Stardust spacecraft will bring back samples of interstellar dust, including recently discovered dust streaming into our Solar System from the direction of Sagittarius.
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 | Artwork, Color, Comet, Dust, Moon | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-11-03 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03181 | |
| Identifier | PIA03181 | |
