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1. Comet 81p/Wild 2 under a Microscope

Author

Brownlee, Don, Tsou, Peter, Aléon, Jérôme, Alexander, Conel M. O'D., Araki, Tohru, Bajt, Sasa, Baratta, Giuseppe A., Bastien, Ron, Bland, Phil, Bleuet, Pierre, Borg, Janet, Bradley, John P., Brearley, Adrian, Brenker, F., Brennan, Sean, Bridges, John C., Browning, Nigel D., Brucato, John R., Bullock, E., Burchell, Mark J., Busemann, Henner, Butterworth, Anna, Chaussidon, Marc, Cheuvront, Allan, Chi, Miaofang, Cintala, Mark J., Clark, B. C., Clemett, Simon J., Cody, George, Colangeli, Luigi, Cooper, George, Cordier, Patrick, Daghlian, C., Dai, Zurong, D'Hendecourt, Louis, Djouadi, Zahia, Dominguez, Gerardo, Duxbury, Tom, Dworkin, Jason P., Ebel, Denton S., Economou, Thanasis E., Fakra, Sirine, Fairey, Sam A. J., Fallon, Stewart, Ferrini, Gianluca, Ferroir, T., Fleckenstein, Holger, Floss, Christine, Flynn, George, Franchi, Ian A., Fries, Marc, Gainsforth, Z., Gallien, J.-P., Genge, Matt, Gilles, Mary K., Gillet, Philipe, Gilmour, Jamie, Glavin, Daniel P., Gounelle, Matthieu, Grady, Monica M., Graham, Giles A., Grant, P. G., Green, Simon F., Grossemy, Faustine, Grossman, Lawrence, Grossman, Jeffrey N., Guan, Yunbin, Hagiya, Kenji, Harvey, Ralph, Heck, Philipp, Herzog, Gregory F., Hoppe, Peter, Hörz, Friedrich, Huth, Joachim, Hutcheon, Ian D., Ignatyev, Konstantin, Ishii, Hope, Ito, Motoo, Jacob, Damien, Jacobsen, Chris, Jacobsen, Stein, Jones, Steven, Joswiak, David, Jurewicz, Amy, Kearsley, Anton T., Keller, Lindsay P., Khodja, H., Kilcoyne, A. L. David, Kissel, Jochen, Krot, Alexander, Langenhorst, Falko, Lanzirotti, Antonio, Le, Loan, Leshin, Laurie A., Leitner, J., Lemelle, L., Leroux, Hugues, Liu, Ming-Chang, Leuning, K., Lyon, Ian, MacPherson, Glen, Marcus, Matthew A., Marhas, Kuljeet, Marty, Bernard, Matrajt, Graciela, McKeegan, Kevin, Meibom, Anders, Mennella, Vito, Messenger, Keiko, Messenger, Scott, Mikouchi, Takeshi, Mostefaoui, Smail, Nakamura, Tomoki, Nakano, T., Newville, M., Nittler, Larry R., Ohnishi, Ichiro, Ohsumi, Kazumasa, Okudaira, Kyoko, Papanastassiou, Dimitri A., Palma, Russ, Palumbo, Maria E., Pepin, Robert O., Perkins, David, Perronnet, Murielle, Pianetta, P., Rao, William, Rietmeijer, Frans J. M., Robert, François, Rost, D., Rotundi, Alessandra, Ryan, Robert, Sandford, Scott A., Schwandt, Craig S., See, Thomas H., Schlutter, Dennis, Sheffield-Parker, J., Simionovici, Alexandre, Simon, Steven, Sitnitsky, I., Snead, Christopher J., Spencer, Maegan K., Stadermann, Frank J., Steele, Andrew, Stephan, Thomas, Stroud, Rhonda, Susini, Jean, Sutton, S. R., Suzuki, Y., Taheri, Mitra, Taylor, Susan, Teslich, Nick, Tomeoka, Kazu, Tomioka, Naotaka, Toppani, Alice, Trigo-Rodríguez, Josep M., Troadec, David, Tsuchiyama, Akira, Tuzzolino, Anthony J., Tyliszczak, Tolek, Uesugi, K., Velbel, Michael, Vellenga, Joe, Vicenzi, E., Vincze, L., Warren, Jack, Weber, Iris, Weisberg, Mike, Westphal, Andrew J., Wirick, Sue, Wooden, Diane, Wopenka, Brigitte, Wozniakiewicz, Penelope, Wright, Ian, Yabuta, Hikaru, Yano, Hajime, Young, Edward D., Zare, Richard N., Zega, Thomas, Ziegler, Karen, Zimmerman, Laurent, Zinner, Ernst, and Zolensky, Michael

Published
2006
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2. The OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission Operations Design

Author

Gal-Edd, Jonathan S and Cheuvront, Allan

Subjects
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Abstract

OSIRIS-REx is an acronym that captures the scientific objectives: Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer. OSIRIS-REx will thoroughly characterize near-Earth asteroid Bennu (Previously known as 1019551999 RQ36). The OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission delivers its science using five instruments and radio science along with the Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM). All of the instruments and data analysis techniques have direct heritage from flown planetary missions. The OSIRIS-REx mission employs a methodical, phased approach to ensure success in meeting the mission's science requirements. OSIRIS-REx launches in September 2016, with a backup launch period occurring one year later. Sampling occurs in 2019. The departure burn from Bennu occurs in March 2021. On September 24, 2023, the Sample Return Capsule (SRC) lands at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR). Stardust heritage procedures are followed to transport the SRC to Johnson Space Center, where the samples are removed and delivered to the OSIRIS-REx curation facility. After a six-month preliminary examination period the mission will produce a catalog of the returned sample, allowing the worldwide community to request samples for detailed analysis. Traveling and returning a sample from an Asteroid that has not been explored before requires unique operations consideration. The Design Reference Mission (DRM) ties together spacecraft, instrument and operations scenarios. Asteroid Touch and Go (TAG) has various options varying from ground only to fully automated (natural feature tracking). Spacecraft constraints such as thermo and high gain antenna pointing impact the timeline. The mission is sensitive to navigation errors, so a late command update has been implemented. The project implemented lessons learned from other "small body" missions. The key lesson learned was 'expect the unexpected' and implement planning tools early in the lifecycle. This paper summarizes the ground and spacecraft design as presented at OSIRIS-REx Critical Design Review(CDR) held April 2014.

Published
2015

3. The OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sample Return: Mission Operations Design

Author

Gal-Edd, Jonathan and Cheuvront, Allan

Subjects
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Abstract

The OSIRIS-REx mission employs a methodical, phased approach to ensure success in meeting the missions science requirements. OSIRIS-REx launches in September 2016, with a backup launch period occurring one year later. Sampling occurs in 2019. The departure burn from Bennu occurs in March 2021. On September 24, 2023, the SRC lands at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR). Stardust heritage procedures are followed to transport the SRC to Johnson Space Center, where the samples are removed and delivered to the OSIRIS-REx curation facility. After a six-month preliminary examination period the mission will produce a catalog of the returned sample, allowing the worldwide community to request samples for detailed analysis.Traveling and returning a sample from an Asteroid that has not been explored before requires unique operations consideration. The Design Reference Mission (DRM) ties together space craft, instrument and operations scenarios. The project implemented lessons learned from other small body missions: APLNEAR, JPLDAWN and ESARosetta. The key lesson learned was expected the unexpected and implement planning tools early in the lifecycle. In preparation to PDR, the project changed the asteroid arrival date, to arrive one year earlier and provided additional time margin. STK is used for Mission Design and STKScheduler for instrument coverage analysis.

Published
2014

4. Stardust-NExT: Lessons Learned from a Comet Flyby Mission

Author

Wolf, Aron, Larson, Tim, Thompson, Paul, McElrath, Tim, Bhaskaran, Shyam, Chesley, Steve, Klaasen, Ken, and Cheuvront, Allan

Subjects
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration, Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Published
2012

6. Sample Return Primer and Handbook

Author

Barrow, Kirk, Cheuvront, Allan, Faris, Grant, Hirst, Edward, Mainland, Nora, McGee, Michael, Szalai, Christine, Vellinga, Joseph, Wahl, Thomas, Williams, Kenneth, Lee, Gentry, and Duxbury, Thomas

Subjects
Space Transportation And Safety
Abstract

This three-part Sample Return Primer and Handbook provides a road map for conducting the terminal phase of a sample return mission. The main chapters describe element-by-element analyses and trade studies, as well as required operations plans, procedures, contingencies, interfaces, and corresponding documentation. Based on the experiences of the lead Stardust engineers, the topics include systems engineering (in particular range safety compliance), mission design and navigation, spacecraft hardware and entry, descent, and landing certification, flight and recovery operations, mission assurance and system safety, test and training, and the very important interactions with external support organizations (non-NASA tracking assets, landing site support, and science curation).

Published
2007

7. Magellan Project: Evolving enhanced operations efficiency to maximize science value

Author

Cheuvront, Allan R, Neuman, James C, and Mckinney, J. Franklin

Subjects
Systems Analysis
Abstract

Magellan has been one of NASA's most successful spacecraft, returning more science data than all planetary spacecraft combined. The Magellan Spacecraft Team (SCT) has maximized the science return with innovative operational techniques to overcome anomalies and to perform activities for which the spacecraft was not designed. Commanding the spacecraft was originally time consuming because the standard development process was envisioned as manual tasks. The Program understood that reducing mission operations costs were essential for an extended mission. Management created an environment which encouraged automation of routine tasks, allowing staff reduction while maximizing the science data returned. Data analysis and trending, command preparation, and command reviews are some of the tasks that were automated. The SCT has accommodated personnel reductions by improving operations efficiency while returning the maximum science data possible.

Published
1994

8. Comet 81P/Wild 2 Under a Microscope

Author

Brownlee, Don, Tsou, Peter, Aleon, Jerome, Alexander, Conel M. O'D., Araki, Tohru, Bajt, Sasa, Baratta, Giuseppe A., Bastien, Ron, Bland, Phil, Bleuet, Pierre, Borg, Janet, Bradley, John P., Brearley, Adrian, Brenker, F., Brennan, Sean, Bridges, John C., Browning, Nigel D., Brucato, John R., Bullock, E., Burchell, Mark J., Busemann, Henner, Butterworth, Anna, Chaussidon, Marc, Cheuvront, Allan, Chi, Miaofang, Cintala, Mark J., Clark, B. C., Clemett, Simon J., Cody, George, Colangeli, Luigi, Cooper, George, Cordier, Patrick, Daghlian, C., Dai, Zurong, D'Hendecourt, Louis, Djouadi, Zahia, Dominguez, Gerardo, Duxbury, Tom, Dworkin, Jason P., Ebel, Denton S., Economou, Thanasis E., Fakra, Sirine, Fairey, Sam A. J., Fallon, Stewart, Ferrini, Gianluca, Ferroir, T., Fleckenstein, Holger, Floss, Christine, Flynn, George, Franchi, Ian A., Fries, Marc, Gainsforth, Z., Gallien, J.-P., Genge, Matt, Gilles, Mary K., Gillet, Philipe, Gilmour, Jamie, Glavin, Daniel P., Gounelle, Matthieu, Grady, Monica M., Graham, Giles A., Grant, P. G., Green, Simon F., Grossemy, Faustine, Grossman, Lawrence, Grossman, Jeffrey N., Guan, Yunbin, Hagiya, Kenji, Harvey, Ralph, Heck, Philipp, Herzog, Gregory F., Hoppe, Peter, Horz, Friedrich, Huth, Joachim, Hutcheon, Ian D., Ignatyev, Konstantin, Ishii, Hope, Ito, Motoo, Jacob, Damien, Jacobsen, Chris, Jacobsen, Stein, Jones, Steven, Joswiak, David, Jurewicz, Amy, Kearsley, Anton T., Keller, Lindsay P., Khodja, H., Kilcoyne, A. L. David, Kissel, Jochen, Krot, Alexander, Langenhorst, Falko, Lanzirotti, Antonio, Le, Loan, Leshin, Laurie A., Leitner, J., Lemelle, L., Leroux, Hugues, Liu, Ming-Chang, Luening, K., Lyon, Ian, MacPherson, Glen, Marcus, Matthew A., Marhas, Kuljeet, Marty, Bernard, Matrajt, Graciela, McKeegan, Kevin, Meibom, Anders, Mennella, Vito, Messenger, Keiko, Messenger, Scott, Mikouchi, Takashi, Mostefaoui, Smail, Nakamura, Tomoki, Nakano, T., Newville, M., ittler, Larry R., Ohnishi, Ichiro, Ohsumi, Kazumasa, 奥平, 恭子, Papanastassiou, Dimitri A., Palma, Russ, Palumbo, Maria E., Pepin, Robert O., Perkins, David, Perronnet, Murielle, Pianetta, P., Rao, William, Rietmeijer, Frans J. M., Robert, Francois, Rost, D., Rotundi, Alessandra, Ryan, Robert, Sandford, Scott A., Schwandt, Craig S., See, Thomas H., Schlutter, Dennis, Sheffield-Parker, J., Simionovici, Alexandre, Simon, Steven, Sitnitsky, I., Snead, Christopher J., Spencer, Maegan K., Stadermann, Frank J., Steele, Andrew, Stephan, Thomas, Stroud, Rhonda, Susini, Jean, Sutton, S. R., Suzuki, Y., Taheri, Mitra, Taylor, Susan, Teslich, Nick, Tomeoka, Kazu, Tomioka, Naotaka, Toppani, Alice, Trigo-Rodriguez, Josep M., Troadec, David, Tsuchiyama, Akira, Tuzzolino, Anthony J., Tyliszczak, Tolek, Uesugi, K., Velbel, Michael, Vellenga, Joe, Vicenzi, E., Vincze, L., Warren, Jack, Weber, Iris, Weisberg, Mike, Westphal, Andrew J., Wirick, Sue, Wooden, Diane, Wopenka, Brigitte, Wozniakiewicz, Penelope, Wright, Ian, Yabuta, Hikaru, 矢野, 創, Young, Edward D., Zare, Richard N., Zega, Thomas, Ziegler, Karen, Zimmerman, Laurent, Zinner, Ernst, Zolensky, Michael, Okudaira, Kyoko, Yano, Hajime, Brownlee, Don, Tsou, Peter, Aleon, Jerome, Alexander, Conel M. O'D., Araki, Tohru, Bajt, Sasa, Baratta, Giuseppe A., Bastien, Ron, Bland, Phil, Bleuet, Pierre, Borg, Janet, Bradley, John P., Brearley, Adrian, Brenker, F., Brennan, Sean, Bridges, John C., Browning, Nigel D., Brucato, John R., Bullock, E., Burchell, Mark J., Busemann, Henner, Butterworth, Anna, Chaussidon, Marc, Cheuvront, Allan, Chi, Miaofang, Cintala, Mark J., Clark, B. C., Clemett, Simon J., Cody, George, Colangeli, Luigi, Cooper, George, Cordier, Patrick, Daghlian, C., Dai, Zurong, D'Hendecourt, Louis, Djouadi, Zahia, Dominguez, Gerardo, Duxbury, Tom, Dworkin, Jason P., Ebel, Denton S., Economou, Thanasis E., Fakra, Sirine, Fairey, Sam A. J., Fallon, Stewart, Ferrini, Gianluca, Ferroir, T., Fleckenstein, Holger, Floss, Christine, Flynn, George, Franchi, Ian A., Fries, Marc, Gainsforth, Z., Gallien, J.-P., Genge, Matt, Gilles, Mary K., Gillet, Philipe, Gilmour, Jamie, Glavin, Daniel P., Gounelle, Matthieu, Grady, Monica M., Graham, Giles A., Grant, P. G., Green, Simon F., Grossemy, Faustine, Grossman, Lawrence, Grossman, Jeffrey N., Guan, Yunbin, Hagiya, Kenji, Harvey, Ralph, Heck, Philipp, Herzog, Gregory F., Hoppe, Peter, Horz, Friedrich, Huth, Joachim, Hutcheon, Ian D., Ignatyev, Konstantin, Ishii, Hope, Ito, Motoo, Jacob, Damien, Jacobsen, Chris, Jacobsen, Stein, Jones, Steven, Joswiak, David, Jurewicz, Amy, Kearsley, Anton T., Keller, Lindsay P., Khodja, H., Kilcoyne, A. L. David, Kissel, Jochen, Krot, Alexander, Langenhorst, Falko, Lanzirotti, Antonio, Le, Loan, Leshin, Laurie A., Leitner, J., Lemelle, L., Leroux, Hugues, Liu, Ming-Chang, Luening, K., Lyon, Ian, MacPherson, Glen, Marcus, Matthew A., Marhas, Kuljeet, Marty, Bernard, Matrajt, Graciela, McKeegan, Kevin, Meibom, Anders, Mennella, Vito, Messenger, Keiko, Messenger, Scott, Mikouchi, Takashi, Mostefaoui, Smail, Nakamura, Tomoki, Nakano, T., Newville, M., ittler, Larry R., Ohnishi, Ichiro, Ohsumi, Kazumasa, 奥平, 恭子, Papanastassiou, Dimitri A., Palma, Russ, Palumbo, Maria E., Pepin, Robert O., Perkins, David, Perronnet, Murielle, Pianetta, P., Rao, William, Rietmeijer, Frans J. M., Robert, Francois, Rost, D., Rotundi, Alessandra, Ryan, Robert, Sandford, Scott A., Schwandt, Craig S., See, Thomas H., Schlutter, Dennis, Sheffield-Parker, J., Simionovici, Alexandre, Simon, Steven, Sitnitsky, I., Snead, Christopher J., Spencer, Maegan K., Stadermann, Frank J., Steele, Andrew, Stephan, Thomas, Stroud, Rhonda, Susini, Jean, Sutton, S. R., Suzuki, Y., Taheri, Mitra, Taylor, Susan, Teslich, Nick, Tomeoka, Kazu, Tomioka, Naotaka, Toppani, Alice, Trigo-Rodriguez, Josep M., Troadec, David, Tsuchiyama, Akira, Tuzzolino, Anthony J., Tyliszczak, Tolek, Uesugi, K., Velbel, Michael, Vellenga, Joe, Vicenzi, E., Vincze, L., Warren, Jack, Weber, Iris, Weisberg, Mike, Westphal, Andrew J., Wirick, Sue, Wooden, Diane, Wopenka, Brigitte, Wozniakiewicz, Penelope, Wright, Ian, Yabuta, Hikaru, 矢野, 創, Young, Edward D., Zare, Richard N., Zega, Thomas, Ziegler, Karen, Zimmerman, Laurent, Zinner, Ernst, Zolensky, Michael, Okudaira, Kyoko, and Yano, Hajime

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Published
2015

11. Asteroid 5535 Annefrank size, shape, and orientation: Stardust first results

Author

Duxbury, Thomas C., primary, Newburn, Ray L., additional, Acton, Charles H., additional, Carranza, Eric, additional, McElrath, Timothy P., additional, Ryan, Robert E., additional, Synnott, Stephen P., additional, You, T. Han, additional, Brownlee, Donald E., additional, Cheuvront, Allan R., additional, Adams, William R., additional, Toro-Allen, Scott L., additional, Freund, Sandra, additional, Gilliland, Kevin V., additional, Irish, Kelly J., additional, Love, Charles R., additional, McAllister, J. Greg, additional, Mumaw, Susan J., additional, Oliver, Thomas H., additional, and Perkins, David E., additional

Published
2004
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12. Phase curve and albedo of asteroid 5535 Annefrank

Author

Newburn, Ray L., primary, Duxbury, Thomas C., additional, Hanner, Martha, additional, Semenov, Boris V., additional, Hirst, Edward E., additional, Bhat, Ramachand S., additional, Bhaskaran, Shyamkumar, additional, Wang, Tseng‐Chan M., additional, Tsou, Peter, additional, Brownlee, Donald E., additional, Cheuvront, Allan R., additional, Gingerich, David E., additional, Bollendonk, Gregory R., additional, Vellinga, Joseph M., additional, Parham, Kelly A., additional, and Mumaw, Susan J., additional

Published
2003
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13. Research article - Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope

Author

Brownlee, Don, Tsou, Peter, Aleon, Jerome, Alexander, Conel M. O'D., Araki, Tohru, Bajt, Sasa, Baratta, Giuseppe A., Bastien, Ron, Bland, Phil, Bleuet, Pierre, Borg, Janet, Bradley, John P., Brearley, Adrian, Brenker, F., Brennan, Sean, Bridges, John C., Browning, Nigel D., Brucato, John R., Bullock, E., Burchell, Mark J., Busemann, Henner, Butterworth, Anna, Chaussidon, Marc, Cheuvront, Allan, Chi, Miaofang, Cintala, Mark J., Clark, B. C., Clemett, Simon J., Cody, George, Colangeli, Luigi, Cooper, George, Cordier, Patrick, Daghlian, C., Dai, Zurong, D'Hendecourt, Louis, Djouadi, Zahia, Dominguez, Gerardo, Duxbury, Tom, Dworkin, Jason P., Ebel, Denton S., Economou, Thanasis E., Fakra, Sirine, Fairey, Sam A. J., Fallon, Stewart, Ferrini, Gianluca, Ferroir, T., Fleckenstein, Holger, Floss, Christine, Flynn, George, Franchi, Ian A., Fries, Marc, Gainsforth, Z., Gallien, J. -P., Genge, Matt, Gilles, Mary K., Gillet, Philipe, Gilmour, Jamie, Glavin, Daniel P., Gounelle, Matthieu, Grady, Monica M., Graham, Giles A., Grant, P. G., Green, Simon F., Grossemy, Faustine, Grossman, Lawrence, Grossman, Jeffrey N., Guan, Yunbin, Hagiya, Kenji, Harvey, Ralph, Heck, Philipp, Herzog, Gregory F., Hoppe, Peter, Hoerz, Friedrich, Huth, Joachim, Hutcheon, Ian D., Ignatyev, Konstantin, Ishii, Hope, Ito, Motoo, Jacob, Damien, Jacobsen, Chris, Jacobsen, Stein, Jones, Steven, Joswiak, David, Jurewicz, Amy, Kearsley, Anton T., Keller, Lindsay P., Khodja, H., Kilcoyne, A. L. David, Kissel, Jochen, Krot, Alexander, Langenhorst, Falko, Lanzirotti, Antonio, Le, Loan, Leshin, Laurie A., Leitner, J., Lemelle, L., Leroux, Hugues, Liu, Ming-Chang, Luening, K., Lyon, Ian, MacPherson, Glen, Marcus, Matthew A., Marhas, Kuljeet, Marty, Bernard, Matrajt, Graciela, McKeegan, Kevin, Meibom, Anders, Mennella, Vito, Messenger, Keiko, Messenger, Scott, Mikouchi, Takashi, Mostefaoui, Smail, Nakamura, Tomoki, Nakano, T., Newville, M., Nittler, Larry R., Ohnishi, Ichiro, Ohsumi, Kazumasa, Okudaira, Kyoko, Papanastassiou, Dimitri A., Palma, Russ, Palumbo, Maria E., Pepin, Robert O., Perkins, David, Perronnet, Murielle, Pianetta, P., Rao, William, Rietmeijer, Frans J. M., Robert, Francois, Rost, D., Rotundi, Alessandra, Ryan, Robert, Sandford, Scott A., Schwandt, Craig S., See, Thomas H., Schlutter, Dennis, Sheffield-Parker, J., Simionovici, Alexandre, Simon, Steven, Sitnitsky, I., Snead, Christopher J., Spencer, Maegan K., Stadermann, Frank J., Steele, Andrew, Stephan, Thomas, Stroud, Rhonda, Susini, Jean, Sutton, S. R., Suzuki, Y., Taheri, Mitra, Taylor, Susan, Teslich, Nick, Tomeoka, Kazu, Tomioka, Naotaka, Toppani, Alice, Trigo-Rodriguez, Josep M., Troadec, David, Tsuchiyama, Akira, Tuzzolino, Anthony J., Tyliszczak, Tolek, Uesugi, K., Velbel, Michael, Vellenga, Joe, Vicenzi, E., Vincze, L., Warren, Jack, Weber, Iris, Weisberg, Mike, Westphal, Andrew J., Wirick, Sue, Wooden, Diane, Wopenka, Brigitte, Wozniakiewicz, Penelope, Wright, Ian, Yabuta, Hikaru, Yano, Hajime, Young, Edward D., Zare, Richard N., Zega, Thomas, Ziegler, Karen, Zimmerman, Laurent, Zinner, Ernst, and Zolensky, Michael

Subjects
Grains, Origin, Solar Nebula, Physics::Space Physics, Crystalline Silicates, P/Wild 2, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Kuiper Belt, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Mineralogy, Refractory Inclusions, Nucleus
Abstract

The Stardust spacecraft collected thousands of particles from comet 81P/Wild 2 and returned them to Earth for laboratory study. The preliminary examination of these samples shows that the nonvolatile portion of the comet is an unequilibrated assortment of materials that have both presolar and solar system origin. The comet contains an abundance of silicate grains that are much larger than predictions of interstellar grain models, and many of these are high-temperature minerals that appear to have formed in the inner regions of the solar nebula. Their presence in a comet proves that the formation of the solar system included mixing on the grandest scales.

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