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Revision as of 11:51, 3 January 2004 by Andres (talk | contribs) (from the comet's icy nucleus)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Stardust is an interplanetary spacecraft launched February 7, 1999.
It flew by Comet Wild 2 on January 2, 2004. During the flyby it collected samples from the comet's coma and took detailed pictures from the comet's icy nucleus. Sample material will be returned to Earth with a capsule in 2006.
Additionally, the spacecraft passed within 3300 km of the asteroid 5535 Annefrank on November 2, 2002 and took several photographs.