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

Westphal, A. J., Stroud, R. M., Bechtel, H. A., Brenker, F. E., Butterworth, A. L., Flynn, G. J., Frank, D. R., Gainsforth, Z., Hillier, Jon K., Postberg, F., and others. (2014) Evidence for interstellar origin of seven dust particles collected by the Stardust spacecraft. Science, 345 (6198). pp. 786-791. ISSN 0036-8075. E-ISSN 1095-9203. (doi:10.1126/science.1252496) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:43560)

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Abstract

Seven particles captured by the Stardust Interstellar Dust Collector and returned to Earth for laboratory analysis have features consistent with an origin in the contemporary interstellar dust stream. More than 50 spacecraft debris particles were also identified. The interstellar dust candidates are readily distinguished from debris impacts on the basis of elemental composition and/or impact trajectory. The seven candidate interstellar particles are diverse in elemental composition, crystal structure, and size. The presence of crystalline grains and multiple iron-bearing phases, including sulfide, in some particles indicates that individual interstellar particles diverge from any one representative model of interstellar dust inferred from astronomical observations and theory.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1126/science.1252496
Subjects: Q Science
Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Mark Burchell
Date Deposited: 21 Oct 2014 14:07 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 10:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/43560 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Hillier, Jon K..

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Burchell, Mark J..

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Price, M. C..

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