The Large Area Collector sensor was mounted under the wing of NASA's ER-2 high-altitude aircraft as it awaited a cosmic dust collection mission.
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The Large Area Collector sensor was mounted under the wing of NASA’s ER-2 high-altitude aircraft as it awaited a cosmic dust collection mission. Collected samples provide valuable information about the origin and the history of the solar system.April 24, 2009
NASA photo / Tom Tschida