Stardust Cometary Dust Analyzer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:scientific_instruments
gptkbp:analysis new discoveries
ongoing research
insights into early solar system conditions
contributions to planetary geology
contributions to cosmochemistry
gptkbp:analyzed_dust_particles size range from 1 to 100 micrometers
gptkbp:analyzed_material_from cometary dust
gptkbp:analyzes micrometeorites
gptkbp:collaborated_with international space agencies
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:scientific_community
universities
research institutions
gptkbp:collected_data_on cometary composition
gptkbp:contributes_to understanding of solar system formation
gptkbp:data_return cometary and interstellar dust samples
over 100,000 particles
gptkbp:date gptkb:2006
gptkbp:designed_for collecting comet dust
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2004
gptkbp:homeworld January 15, 2006
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stardust Cometary Dust Analyzer
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:future_space_missions
planetary science research
astrobiology studies
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:spectrometer
scanning electron microscope
optical microscope
gptkbp:instruments spectrometers
dust impact sensors
chemical analyzers
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy pioneering comet exploration
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Stardust_mission
gptkbp:operates_in outer space
gptkbp:operational_period 1999-2006
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Stardust_spacecraft
gptkbp:provides_information_on organic compounds in comets
gptkbp:publications numerous peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:returned_samples_from gptkb:Comet_Wild_2
gptkbp:sampled_in aerogel
dust collector grid
gptkbp:scientific_goals understand the role of comets in the solar system
analyze the solar nebula
investigate the building blocks of life
study the origin of water on Earth
gptkbp:significance enhanced knowledge of cosmic dust
gptkbp:uses aerosol collection techniques
gptkbp:utilizes silicon wafers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stardust_Cometary_and_Interstellar_Dust_Analyzer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5