This is an artist's concept depicting a view of comet Wild 2 as seen from NASA's Stardust spacecraft during its flyby of the comet on Jan. 2, 2004.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
---|---|---|
Target | 81P/Wild | |
System | Periodic Comets | |
Target Type | Comet | |
Mission | Stardust | |
Instrument Host | Stardust | |
Host Type | Sample Return | |
Instrument | Navigation Camera (NC) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Artwork, Dust, Grayscale | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2004-06-17 | |
Date in Caption | 2004-01-02 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06283 | |
Identifier | PIA06283 |