[meteorite-list] re: New Stardust Images / terrestrial contamination

From: mark ford <markf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jan 19 10:32:18 2006
Message-ID: <6CE3EEEFE92F4B4085B0E086B2941B3145B8A8_at_s-southern01.s-southern.com>

Fascinating pictures thanks Ron.

Must say I am surprised the people in the pictures with the areogel are
not fully suited up with total enclosure suits, (they have just got
overalls and token face masks), I would have assumed it would have been
done like the lunar samples i.e in box/glove box under nitrogen or
something...

Or perhaps is it a case of, cross contamination is not a problem because
the samples are imbedded deep within the aerogel?

Naturally biological containment/paranoia is not an issue like it was
with the Apollo samples but I would have thought another level of
sterileness would be warranted on such small samples.

Excuse my ignorance but I need to know!

Best
Mark Ford




-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Ron
Baalke
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:45 PM
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Subject: [meteorite-list] New Stardust Images


Hi,

New Stardust images have been released:

http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/news/status/060118.html

There is a press conference at 8AM PST today which will
be shown on NASA TV.

Ron Baalke


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