Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:scientific_instruments
gptkbp:analyzes_dust_from comets
gptkbp:analyzes_particles_from gptkb:Saturn's_rings
interstellar space
gptkbp:collection dust impacts
gptkbp:contributes_to understanding of solar system evolution
gptkbp:designed_for analyzing cosmic dust
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:has_applications_in planetary geology
gptkbp:has_collaborations_with international space agencies
gptkbp:has_data_return over 100,000 dust particle measurements
gptkbp:has_data_used_by astrophysicists
gptkbp:has_measurement_range 1 nanometer to 1 micrometer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA)
gptkbp:instrument data storage systems
data processing systems
dust detectors
impact sensors
time-of-flight mass spectrometer
spectroscopic analysis tools
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in solar wind interactions
extraterrestrial materials
micrometeorite impacts
dust from the Kuiper Belt
dust particle velocity
various dust compositions
gptkbp:is_capable_of detecting dust from various sources
gptkbp:is_designed_for in-situ measurements
gptkbp:is_designed_to detect organic compounds
gptkbp:is_designed_to_collect dust samples from space.
gptkbp:is_explored_in the composition of Saturn's rings
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Cassini_orbiter
gptkb:NASA's_Cassini_mission
gptkb:NASA's_planetary_exploration_program
gptkb:NASA's_deep_space_missions
scientific research initiatives
interplanetary mission
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:space_exploration
gptkbp:is_studied_for gptkb:Saturn's_moons
gptkbp:is_used_in planetary science
gptkbp:launched January 7, 2004
gptkbp:mass approximately 10 kg
gptkbp:measures size and composition of dust particles
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Cassini_spacecraft
gptkbp:operates_in outer space
gptkbp:operational_since September 15, 2017
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cassini-Huygens_mission
gptkbp:powers approximately 20 watts
gptkbp:provides_information_on scientists studying planetary formation
gptkbp:scientific_goals study the origin of the solar system
gptkbp:sensitivity micrometeoroids
gptkbp:significance astrobiology
gptkbp:uses_technology mass spectrometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cassini_spacecraft
gptkb:Cassini
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4