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Aerogel is used on the STARDUST spacecraft to capture comet particles from Comet Wild 2. Clicking on any of the images will bring up a higher-resolution image.

Jul 6, 2007 Track of the CAI Parcticle	Dec 14, 2006 Stardust Aerogel	May 12, 2006 Comet Particle Tracks in Aerogel	May 12, 2006 Comet Particle Tracks in Aerogel	Feb 21, 2006 Heart-Shaped Comet Particle
Feb 21, 2006 Gem of a Comet Particle	Feb 21, 2006 Slice of Comet Dust	Feb 21, 2006 Making Celestial Tracks	Feb 7, 2006 Comet Particles and Tracks in Aerogel	Feb 7, 2006 Comet Particle and Track
Feb 7, 2006 Comet Particle in Aerogel	Jan 25, 2006 Comet Ejecta in Aerogel	Jan 25, 2006 Stardust Tile	Jan 19, 2006 Dr. Peter Tsou Holds a Sample Tray	Jan 19, 2006 Dr. Peter Tsou Holds a Sample Tray
Jan 17, 2006 View of a Cometary Impact Into Aerogel	Jan 17, 2006 View of a Cometary Impact Into Aerogel	Jan 17, 2006 Stardust Material Carried Across the Room	Jan 17, 2006 Looking at Stardust Material Sample Collection	Jan 17, 2006 Successful Arrival of Stardust Material
Jan 17, 2006 Studying Stardust Material	Aerogel & Peter Tsou	Flower on Aerogel Over Flame	Crayons on Aerogel Over Flame	Matches on Aerogel Over Flame
Particles Tracks in Aerogel	Aerogel Supporting a Brick	Aerogel in Hand	December 7, 1998 Aerogel Grid Deployment Test	December 7, 1998 Aerogel Grid Deployment Test
December 7, 1998 Aerogel Grid Deployment Test	December 7, 1998 Aerogel Grid Deployment Test	Dust Collector With Aerogel	Dust Collector With Aerogel	Dust Collector With Aerogel
Dust Collector With Aerogel	Dust Collector With Aerogel	Dust Collector With Aerogel	Dust Collector With Aerogel	Dust Collector With Aerogel
Dust Collector With Aerogel	Dust Collector With Aerogel