Shields Up on Stardust's Valetine's Date w/ Comet
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
On an "up close and personal" visit on Valentine's Day 2011, Stardust NExT's robust shields have the capacity to stop a centimeter sized particle (traveling at 6 kilometers per second), while flying through comet Temple 1's "cloudy" coma.
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