We discuss the relationship between large cosmic dust that represents the main source of
extraterrestrial matter presently accreted by the Earth and samples from comet 81P/Wild 2 …

Transmission electron microscopy examination of 87 large fragments from 16 carrot‐shaped
and bulbous Stardust (SD) tracks was performed to study the range and diversity of …

Aluminum foils of the Stardust cometary dust collector are peppered with impact features of a
wide range of sizes and shapes. By comparison to laboratory shots of known particle …

The presence and accessibility of a sub‐ice‐surface saline ocean at Enceladus, together
with geothermal activity and a rocky core, make it a compelling location to conduct further, in …

In January 2006, the Stardust mission successfully returned dust samples from the tail of
comet 81P/Wild 2 in two principal collection media, low‐density silica aerogel and Al foil …

Enceladus is a compelling destination for astrobiological analyses due to the presence of
simple and complex organic constituents in cryovolcanic plumes that jet from its subsurface …

In the last two decades, experimental hypervelocity impacts (HVI) using light gas gun (LGG)
shots have answered numerous questions about how comet dust can be captured, and have …

Recent observations indicate that> 99% of the small bodies in the solar system reside in its
outer reaches—in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Kuiper Belt bodies are probably the best …

Cation and anion impact ionization mass spectra of polypyrrole-coated pyrrhotite cosmic
dust analogue particles are analysed over a range of cosmically relevant impact speeds …

Cometary matter in aerogel samples from the Stardust mission was investigated with TOF‐
SIMS for its elemental and organic composition. While single grains> 1 μm are highly …