Genesis Sample Catalog

The Genesis mission, launched in August 2001, collected solar wind at Earth-Sun L1 location for 28 months, and returned to Earth September 2004 with collectors (very pure materials with highly polished surfaces) into which solar wind atoms were implanted, typically 40 to 100 nm below the surface. The Genesis mission included three separate collections: high speed solar wind, coronal mass ejection solar wind and interstream low speed solar wind. Information from these different solar regimes is adding to the understanding of solar physics (figure 1). The catalog contains images, the material, the dimensions and area, the solar wind regime, and a qualitative assessment of surface condition. Cataloging is an ongoing process with more than 1850 samples characterized.

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Maintainer Nancy Todd
Last Updated March 31, 2025, 17:53 (UTC)
Created March 31, 2025, 17:53 (UTC)
Identifier NASA-0000017
Issued 2018-06-26
Modified 2020-01-29
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