Laboratory capture, isolation and analysis of microparticles in aerogel: Preparation for the return of Stardust
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PREPARATION FOR THE RETURN OF STARDUST G. A. Graham, A. L. Butterworth, M. J. Burchell, A. T. Kearsley, J. A. Creighton, J. Mann, P. A. Bland, G. Cressey, C. G. Jones , M. M. Grady and I. P. Wright, Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI), The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, U.K ([email protected]), School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NR, U.K, Space Science Research , School of BMS, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, U.K, Department of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, U.K.
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