Free Astronomy Lecture : Stardust Mission: Analyses of Cometary and Interstellar Dust in the Lab| Presidio
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Observation Post at the Presidio | 211 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
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CANCELED: Free Astronomy Lecture | Castro
Once monthly, the SFAA hosts distinguished guest speakers who are leaders in the fields of astronomy, physics and related disciplines and they present to SFAA Members the latest developments from cutting-edge scientific programs.
Held in the Randall Museum Theater on the third Wednesday of every month, come early for coffee and a light snack at 7:30 PM followed by the general meeting at 7:45 PM. The lecture begins at 8:00 PM.
– Updated 6/26/19 – Event info last checked via website
Stardust Mission: Analyses of Cometary and Interstellar Dust in the Lab
Stardust was the first spacecraft ever to bring back to Earth extraterrestrial materials from beyond the Moon. It was designed for two missions in one spacecraft. Stardust returned the first samples from a known primitive solar system body, the Jupiter-family Comet Wild 2. Stardust also carried a separate collector that was exposed to the interstellar dust stream for 200 days before the encounter with the Comet.These tiny rocks – a trillion would fit into a teaspoon – were identified in the return collector by a small army of more than 30,000 citizen scientists, through a project called Stardust@home.
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Cost: FREE
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