Scientific Colloquium
May 19, 2006
LAURIE LESHIN
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
"Early Results from STARDUST"
NASA's STARDUST mission recently
returned comet dust to earth in the first
sample return mission launched since Apollo. An overview of the
mission, a
summary of early results, and prospects for future STARDUST-type
low-cost
sample return missions will be discussed.