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PIA03670: Lifting Sample Return Capsule
The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft. Here, the capsule is being lifted at the landing site
Target Name: Earth
Mission: Stardust
Spacecraft: Stardust
Instrument: Stardust Capsule
Product Size: 3008 samples x 2000 lines
Produced By: NASA
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NASA's Stardust sample return capsule successfully landed at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time). The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft.

Here, the capsule is being lifted at the landing site.


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