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Sample-return capsule

Stardust Sample-Return Capsule

The capsule that returned Stardust's aerogel trays of comet Wild 2 dust — the first sample-return capsule to bring material back from beyond the Moon.

Type
Sample-return capsule
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
1

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Sample-return capsule scientific profile

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Evidence graphScientific mapOriginal SVGSource trail
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    Part of mission Stardust.

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Object type
Sample-return capsule
Graph relations
1
Verified sources
2
Image records
0
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

Stardust Sample-Return Ca...coordinate fields shown only when available
  • Part of mission

    Stardust

Original SVG diagram

Scientific schematic

Optical pathCollected lightFocal plane / instrumentSample-return capsule
Object class
Sample-return capsule
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Graph relations
1
Sources
2
StardustStardust Sample-Return ...Sample-return capsule

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space mission

Stardust

NASA's sample-return mission that captured dust from the coma of comet Wild 2 and returned it to Earth in 2006, and later flew past Tempel 1 as Stardust-NExT.

comet

Wild 2

Periodic comet — 81P/Wild.

launch vehicle

Delta II

A highly reliable medium-lift workhorse that launched GPS satellites and many NASA planetary missions, including the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity and the Kepler telescope.

mission class

Flyby Mission

A spacecraft that passes a small body once at high speed, gathering images and data during a brief encounter. Flybys are the cheapest way to reach a new target — Giotto at Halley, Deep Space 1 at Borrelly, Lucy at the Trojans.

organization

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a NASA federally funded research and development center in California that builds and operates robotic spacecraft.

mission phase

Return & Reentry

For sample-return missions, the journey home and the high-speed atmospheric reentry of the capsule to a recovery site — the phase that delivers the science to Earth.

Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
sample_return_capsule:stardust-src
Type
Sample-return capsule
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
1
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/sample_return_capsule:stardust-src

Scientific quality

Substantial
Unreviewed2 sourcesv1.0.0

2 of 4 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Complete
Relationship coverage
Partial
Review coverage
None
Citation coverage
Not applicable
Image coverage
Not applicable
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

    Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.