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Stardust Landing Photos - January 15, 2006
This NASA TV image shows the Stardust sample return capsule in a temporary cleanroom at the Michael Army Air Field in Utah. Earlier, the
capsule successfully landed at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time). It co
ntains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft.
The capsule's science canister is safely stowed inside a special aluminum carrying case awaiting transportation to the Johnson Space Center, Houston, where it will be opened.
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