Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission

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Tile used for testing shield of Stardust comet mission. Bumpershield Tile showing impact of 8mm diameter aluminium sphere at 5.29kms-1.

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Category:: Space Technology

Object Number:: 2005-15

type:: tile 3

credit:: University of Kent

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