Meteorites and cosmic dust: Interstellar heritage and nebular processes in the early solar system
Small solar system bodies like asteroids and comets have escaped planetary accretion. They are the oldest and best preserved witnesses of the formation of the solar system. Samples of these celestial bodies fall on Earth as meteorites and interplanetary dust. The STARDUST mission also recently retur...
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| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2012-01-01
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| Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20111805001 |