Making Celestial Tracks

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This image shows the tracks left by two comet particles after they impacted the Stardust spacecraft's comet dust collector. The collector is made up of a low-density glass material called aerogel. Scientists have begun extracting comet particles from these and other similar tadpole-shaped tracks. Posted on: 02 Mar, 2006

• Mariner 4 -- Mars
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