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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Collection
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Collection
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Aerogel
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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A sample of aerogel, a low density material made from silicon dioxide, is suspended above a flame. The aerogel is protecting some matches from the heat of the flame. Aerogels have primarily been used in scientific applications, most commonly as a particle detector in high energy physics. Dr. Peter Tsou has used the material for particle dust capture experiments aboard the space shuttle and the MIR space station. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory also uses aerogel as thermal insulation on the Sojourner rover and as a dust collector on the Stardust mission to comet Wild-2.
Description
A sample of aerogel, a low density material made from silicon dioxide, is suspended above a flame. The aerogel is protecting some matches from the heat of the flame. Aerogels have primarily been used in scientific applications, most commonly as a particle detector in high energy physics. Dr. Peter Tsou has used the material for particle dust capture experiments aboard the space shuttle and the MIR space station. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory also uses aerogel as thermal insulation on the Sojourner rover and as a dust collector on the Stardust mission to comet Wild-2.
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JPL Archives
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JPL Archives
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Russian Mir Space Station
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Russian Mir Space Station
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Stardust
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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