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Study of Cosmic Dust Particles on Board LDEF and MIR Space Station

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J.C. Mandeville
J.C. Mandeville*
Affiliation:
ONERAICERT Space Technology Department P.O. Box 402531055 Toulouse Cedex, France

Abstract

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Interplanetary and near-earth space contains solid objects whose size distribution continuously covers the interval from submicron sized particles to km sized asteroids or comets. Two French experiments partly devoted to the detection of cosmic dust have been flown recently in space. One on the NASA Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), and one on the Soviet MIR Space Station. A variety of sensors and collecting devices will make possible the study of cosmic particles after recovery of exposed material. Flux mass distribution is expected to be derived from craters counts, with a good accuracy. Remnants of particles, suitable for chemical identification are expected to be found within stacked foil detectors. Discrimination between extraterrestrial particles and man-made orbital debris will be possible.

Type
Interplanetary Dust: Space and Earth Environment Studies
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 126: Origin and Evolution of Interplanetary Dust , 1991 , pp. 11 - 14
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991

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