Evidence for interstellar origin of seven dust particles collected by the Stardust spacecraft.

Authors :: Westphal, Andrew J.
Stroud, Rhonda M.
Bechtel, Hans A.
Brenker, Frank E.
Butterworth, Anna L.
Flynn, George J.
Frank, David R.
Gainsforth, Zack
Hillier, Jon K.
Postberg, Frank
Simionovici, Alexandre S.
Sterken, Veerle J.
Nittler, Larry R.
Allen, Carlton
Anderson, David
Ansari, Asna
Bajt, Saša
Bastien, Ron K.
Bassim, Nabil
Bridges, John
Source :: Science. 8/15/2014, Vol. 345 Issue 6198, p786-791. 6p.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The article focuses on the collection of interstellar dust (ISD) particles by the Stardust Interstellar Preliminary Examination (ISPE) spacecraft. Topics include the composition of ISD, in situ dust measurement and spectroscopy, and research on the interplanetary origin of ISD. Information is provided on ISD modelling and the crystallinity of silicates.

Subjects :: *INTERPLANETARY dust
*COSMIC dust
*INTERPLANETARY medium
*NEAR-earth interplanetary dust

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