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Naval Research Laboratory scientists analyze Comet Wild 2 samples

12-22-2006 · EurekAlert!

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have analyzed samples from Comet Wild 2, as part of NASA's Stardust mission, the first solid sample return mission since Apollo. Over 100 scientists at various institutions participated in the preliminary analysis. NRL contributed to the Mineralogy and Petrology, Crater, Bulk Chemistry and Isotope analysis teams by studying the structure and composition of the comet samples using transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

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