Image: Meteoroid track through aerogel from EURECA mission
Description: A 1.5 mm long impact track of a meteoroid captured in aerogel exposed to space by the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) spacecraft launched by STS-46 and recovered by STS-57. The wide end (open end) of the "carrot" is the location of hypervelocity entry into the 0.05 g/cc aerogel. As the particle is slowed by the aerogel the track narrows to a point. The 10 micron projectile is seen at the tip of the "carrot". See http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/science/sd-particle.html.
Title: Meteoroid track through aerogel from EURECA mission
Credit: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011117.html (image link) http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/tech/aerogel.html (image link)
Author: NASA/ESA
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