Research Potential of Spacecraft Debris in the NASA Cosmic Dust Collections
Research Potential of Spacecraft Debris in the NASA Cosmic Dust Collections
Spacecraft de-orbit events generate debris which spans a range of sizes, from dust-sized to large fragments. A recent paper demonstrated that a measurable amount of spacecraft debris is present in stratospheric dust, entrained in sulfuric acid droplets present at that altitude. Spacecraft launches are increasing in number, and with them an increasing amount of infall debris is generated. The NASA Cosmic Dust Collections include possible spacecraft debris to include the examples shown here. At present the scientific potential of spacecraft debris in the collection has not been fully explored.
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Research Potential of Spacecraft Debris in the NASA Cosmic Dust Collections
55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) ; 2024 ; The Woodlands, TX, US
2024-03-11
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
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Englisch
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