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Cosmic dust

Cosmic dust – also called extraterrestrial dust, space dust, or star dust – is dust that occurs in outer space or has fallen onto Earth. Most cosmic dust particles measure between a few molecules and 0.1 mm (100 μm), such as micrometeoroids (<30 μm) and meteoroids (>30 μm). Cosmic dust can be further distinguished by its astronomical location…

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Study and importance

Detection methods

Radiation properties

Presolar grains

Some bulk properties

Dust grain formation

From the solar nebula to Earth

Some "dusty" clouds in the universe

Dust sample return

Dust particles on Earth

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Cosmic dust

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Edges204
Triples108
Avg. degree1.99
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Cosmic dust

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related to Dust grain formation · 15
Cosmic dust → Astronomers, Emission, Finally, In, Meteoriticists, Red, Rent, Several, Solar System, Stardust, That, The, These, Those, Type Ia Supernovae
related to Study and importance · 15
Cosmic dust → Cosmic, For, In, Jupiter, Neptune, Ring, Saturn, Saturn's, Solar System, The, Their, These, Universe, Uranus, When
related to Further reading · 13
Cosmic dust → Aneurin, Blackwell, Cecchi-Pestellini, David, Dust, Ellis Horwood, Evans, Galactic Environment, IOP Publishing, The Chemistry, The Dusty Universe, Whittet, Williams
related to Dust particles on Earth · 11
Cosmic dust → Canterbury Cathedral, Currently, Dust, Earth, Genge, In, Oslo, Paris, Rochester Cathedral, The, UK
related to Some bulk properties · 10
Cosmic dust → Cosmic, Earth, Earth's, For, General, IDPs, Interplanetary, Most, The, These
related to Dust sample return · 8
Cosmic dust → Earth, February, In, It, January, Stardust, The Discovery, Wild
related to External links · 7
Cosmic dust → Andrew, Bibcode, Cosmic Dust GroupWestphal, Evidence, PMID, Science, Stardust
has method · 4
Cosmic dust → Cosmic, Earth's, Estimates, Zodiacal
see also · 2
Cosmic dust → AccretionAstrochemistryAtomic, Earth

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dust grains interstellar cosmic particles solar stars stardust space within system also presolar earth formation formed planetary grain refractory carbon

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silicatesinstance ofconsisting of refractory minerals0.80text
graphiteinstance ofconsisting of refractory minerals0.80text
amorphous carboninstance ofconsisting of refractory minerals0.80text
red giantsinstance ofThese solids condense as circumstellar dust around evolved stars0.80text
carbon starsinstance ofThese solids condense as circumstellar dust around evolved stars0.80text
novaeinstance ofThese solids condense as circumstellar dust around evolved stars0.80text
supernovaeinstance ofThese solids condense as circumstellar dust around evolved stars0.80text
and are swept into interstellar space by the stellar windsinstance ofThese solids condense as circumstellar dust around evolved stars0.80text
outflows of the parent starinstance ofThese solids condense as circumstellar dust around evolved stars0.80text
the Solar Systeminstance ofand in planetary systems0.80text
where astronomers consider dust as in its most recycled stateinstance ofand in planetary systems0.80text
the particle's initial motioninstance ofform a more complete movie of the Universe's complicated recycling steps.Parameters0.80text

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