Stardust mission
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The Stardust mission was a NASA space probe that collected and returned samples from the coma of comet Wild 2 and interstellar dust to Earth for detailed laboratory analysis.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stardust | 0 |
| Stardust sample return capsule | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space probe
ⓘ
sample-return mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stardust (spacecraft) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| asteroidAnnefrankFlybyDate | 2002-11-02 ⓘ |
| closestApproachToWild2Date | 2004-01-02 ⓘ |
| closestApproachToWild2Distance | about 240 kilometers ⓘ |
| collected |
coma dust from Comet Wild 2
ⓘ
interstellar dust particles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| encountered | asteroid Annefrank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfMission | 2011-03-24 ⓘ |
| endOfMissionEvent | spacecraft commanded to safe end-of-mission configuration ⓘ |
| extendedMission | Stardust-NExT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTo |
return cometary dust samples to Earth
ⓘ
return solid samples from beyond the Moon to Earth ⓘ |
| flybyOf | Comet 81P/Wild 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1999-02-07 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7426 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | about 385 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
collect interstellar dust particles
ⓘ
collect samples from the coma of Comet Wild 2 ⓘ return collected samples to Earth for laboratory analysis ⓘ study interstellar dust properties ⓘ study the composition and structure of cometary dust ⓘ |
| missionType |
comet sample-return mission
ⓘ
interstellar dust collection mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar arrays ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Comet 81P/Wild 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentrySpeed | about 12.9 kilometers per second ⓘ |
| returnedSamplesTo | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleCollectionMedium | aerogel ⓘ |
| sampleReturnCapsule | Stardust Sample Return Capsule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleReturnDate | 2006-01-15 ⓘ |
| sampleReturnLandingSite | Utah Test and Training Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
Comet and Interstellar Dust Analyzer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dust Flux Monitor Instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ Navigation Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ Sample Collection Grids with aerogel ⓘ |
| scientificResults |
detection of high-temperature minerals in cometary dust
ⓘ
evidence for mixing of materials from inner and outer solar system in comets ⓘ identification of organic compounds in cometary samples ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | solar-powered spacecraft ⓘ |
| Tempel1FlybyDate | 2011-02-15 ⓘ |
| trajectoryType | heliocentric orbit ⓘ |
| visitedDuringExtendedMission | Comet 9P/Tempel 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stardust sample return capsule