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100 _aIrion, Robert,
245 0 _aTo Catch a Comet.
_cRobert Irion.
260 _bDiscover,
_c2003.
440 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
_nArticle 58,
_pScience,
_x1522-3264;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
500 _aOriginally Published: To Catch a Comet, Sept. 2003; pp. 62-69.
520 _a"Stardust is one of as many as four missions that promise to finally unveil the mysteries of what comets are made of and how they work. Each probe will bring unusual, often untested technologies to the task." (DISCOVER) This article examines NASA's comet probes which NASA hopes will enable them to learn more about Earth's formation and the possibility that comets delivered life-giving properties to Earth.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650 _aAerogels
650 _aComets
650 _aCosmic dust
650 _aSpace flight
_xCometary missions
650 _aSpace probes
610 _aUnited States
_bNational Aeronautics and Space Adm.
710 _aProQuest Information and Learning Company
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2004,
_pScience.
_x1522-3264;
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999 _c35928
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