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First Images From the AnneFrank Flyby

Posted by chrisd on from the duck dept.

Cujo writes "The first images from the Stardust spacecraft's flyby of the asteroid AnneFrank can be see here among other places. It's been a while since we've had an asteroid flyby, although Deep Space 1 flew by Comet Borrelly about 13 months ago."

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  1. They messed up their experiment. by Trusty+Penfold · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The article says they used their dust collectors.

    Now, when it gets back to Earth, how will they know which particles came from AnneFrank and which came from Wild 2?

    1. Re:They messed up their experiment. by avalys · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Perhaps they can switch between different storage areas.

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  2. Obligatory Anne Frank joke by L.+VeGas · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm a little surprised that it got any pictures. I hear that the asteroid is very good at hiding.

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