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Genesis: removing contamination from sample collectors
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Jurewicz, A. Burnett, D. S. Butterworth, A. L. Lauer, H. V. Allton, J. H. Westphal, Andrew Woolum, D. McNamara, K. M. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | The Genesis mission returned to Earth on September 8, 2004, experiencing a non-nominal reentry. The parachutes which were supposed to slow and stabilize the capsule throughout the return failed to deploy, causing the capsule to impact the desert floor at a speed of nearly 200 MPH. Both the science canister and the major components of the SRC were returned before nightfall on September 8 to the prestaged cleanroom at UTTR , avoiding prolonged exposure or pending weather changes which might further contaminate the samples. The majority of the contaminants introduced as a result of the anomalous landing were in the form of particulates, including UTTR dust and soil, carbon-carbon heat shield material, and shattered collector dust (primarily silicon and germanium). Additional information is included in the original extended abstract. |
| File Size | 109943 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20050170974 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t77t2nv3f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2005-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Impact Removal Accumulators Particulates Cleaning Laser Ablation Genesis Mission Analogs Samplers Dust Decontamination Contaminants Sample Return Missions Impact Damage Accidents Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
