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Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission

Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission
Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission

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Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission
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Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission. Bumpershield Tile shows lots of small impacts of particles: 100 microns at 5kms-1.

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Category:
Space Technology
Object Number:
2005-12
type:
tile 1
credit:
University of Kent

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