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VEGA1 DUST PARTICLE IMPACT DETECTOR DATA V1.0

Published by Small Bodies | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Catalog Last Checked: June 23, 2026 at 09:39 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 22, 2026
The SP-2 experiment on Vega spacecraft was intended for studying the spatial and mass distributions of dust particles in the cometary coma over the mass range 1.e-16 to 1.e-6 g. Covering such a broad mass range was made possible by using sensors of two types, namely, impact plasma and acoustic.

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