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The Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft, launched in 1972 and 1973, carried three experiments to measure cosmic dust. A comparison of these first direct measurements of dust in the outer solar system indicates that the sizes, optical properties, and spatial distribution are more complex than previously supposed.
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Soberman1, R.K., Alvarez, J.M., Weinberg, J.L. (1976). Dust in the outer solar system - review of early results from Pioneers 10 and 11. In: Elsässer, H., Fechting, H. (eds) Interplanetary Dust and Zodiacal Light. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 48. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-07615-8_481
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