81P/Wild-2 Comet |
Int |
| Discovery | |
| Orbital characteristics: | |
| Distance from Sun | km |
| Perihelion | (106 km) |
| Aphelion | (106 km) |
| Inclination | deg |
| Eccentricity | |
| Orbital periode rond Sun | days |
| Main orbital speed | km/s |
| Inclination to Sun equator | deg |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| Dimensions | km |
| Radius | km |
| Surface area | km² |
| Volume | 106 km³ |
| Mass | 1024 kg |
| Density | g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | m/s² |
| Escape velocity | km/s |
| Rotation period | days |
| Surface temperature | K |
| Axial tilt | deg |
| Atmospheric composition | |
| Name | Launch Date |
Launch rocket | Weight (kg) |
Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardust (USA) | 07-Feb-99 | Delta II | 380 kg | The Stardust space probe flew 230 km from the nucleus of comet 81P/Wild-2 at 1922 UTC on Jan 2, 2004; sample cannister successfully returned to Earth Jan15, 2006. |
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