(meteorobs) Fwd: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine: Capturing the Solar Wind

[Lewis J. Gramer]

An ABM article somewhat on-topic, and of considerable interest.

Clear skies!
Lew Gramer

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From: astronaut at astrobio.net [mailto:astronaut at astrobio.net]
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:44 AM
Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine


Capturing the Solar Wind


The Genesis mission will return captured solar wind later this year
using a dramatic helicopter grab of the descending spacecraft. Inside
the probe sits the volume equivalent to a few grains of salt, but this
first extraterrestrial sample return since Apollo promises insight into
our primordial solar system.

Full story...    Monday, May 31

 http://www.astrobio.net/news/article996.html