'Stardust' sweeps up space dust, snaps rare comet pics
The Stardust spacecraft reached its closest point to the massive chunk of ice and rock known as the Wild 2 Comet, getting within 200 miles at a relative speed of 13,645 mph, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.
Its mission is to collect comet tail dust and return it to Earth.
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