Cosmic Dust Grain (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Cosmic Dust Grain

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A sample of cosmic dust collected from Earth's stratosphere. The grain is about five micrometers across - approximately the size of a human red blood cell.

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NASA's Johnson Space Center/Cosmic Dust Collection Program

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