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Dust is an important component of galactic stucture and the cyclic processing of particulate matter leads to stellar and planetary formation. Though astronomical methods using analysis of dust-penetrating starlight can provide some limited information about the dust, the prospect of its in-situ sampling within the Solar System by spacecraft and its remote sensing by ground-based techniques open up a new field in galactic exploration.
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Baggaley, W.J. Interstellar dust in the solar system. Earth Moon Planet 95, 197–209 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11038-005-9039-5
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