Helium and Neon in a Stardust Track Wall

Authors

Robert O. Pepin, University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesFollow
B. Marty, Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et GéochimiquesFollow
Russel L. Palma, Minnesota State University - MankatoFollow
L. Zimmermann, Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et GéochimiquesFollow
D. J. Schlutter, University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesFollow
P. G. Burnard, Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et GéochimiquesFollow
A. Westphal, University of California - BerkeleyFollow
C. J. Snead, University of California - BerkeleyFollow
Sasa Bajt, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
R. H. Becker, University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesFollow
J. E. Simones, Minnesota State University - MankatoFollow

Document Type

Conference Abstract

Publication Date

3-12-2008

Abstract

Materials trapped and preserved in comets date from the earliest history of the solar system. Here we present and discuss recent measurements of light noble gases carried in a particle captured from comet Wild2 by the Stardust mission.

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Recommended Citation

R.O. Pepin, B. Marty, R.L. Palma, L. Zimmermann, D.J. Schlutter, P.G. Burnard, A.J. Westphal, C.J. Snead, Sasa Bajt, R.H. Becker, and J.E. Simons, 2008. Helium and Neon in a Stardust Track Wall. 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1467, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston.