| Name | DUST, cosmic DUST experiment |
| Mission | Ulysses |
| URL | http://ufa.esac.esa.int/ufa/ |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ii5if6l |
| Abstract | The DUST experiment provides direct observations of dust grains with masses between 10-16g and 10-6g in interplanetary space, to investigate their physical and dynamical properties as functions of heliocentric distance and ecliptic latitude. Of special interest is the question of what portion is provided by comets, asteroids and interstellar particles. DUST measures the mass, speed flight direction and electric charge of individual dust particles. its mass sensitivity is 106 higher than previous in-situ experiments which measured dust in the outer solar system. |
| Description | Speed, mass, arrival direction and spacecraft geometry information for all dust impact events from launch to the end of the mission. |
| Publication | Grün, E., et al., The ULYSSES dust experiment Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser: 92, 411-423 (1992); link to publication |
| Temporal Coverage | 1990.10.06 - 2009.30.06 |
| Mission Description | The joint ESA-NASA Ulysses deep-space mission conducted the first-ever out-of-ecliptic study of the heliosphere - the region of space influenced by the Sun and its magnetic field. The European-built Ulysses spacecraft was launched by the space shuttle Discovery on the 6th of October 1990, and remained operative until the 30th of June 2009, covering almost a full 22-year solar magnetic cycle. Wenzel, K.P., Marsden, R.G., Page, D.E., Smith, E.J., The ULYSSES Mission, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl., 92, 2, 207-219, 1992; link to publication |
| Creator Contact | Dr. Harald Krueger, Principal Investigator, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany, krueger@mps.mpg.de |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | When publishing any works related to this experiment, please cite the DOI found herein. |