Thanasis Economou, University of Chicago (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Thanasis Economou, University of Chicago

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Thanasis Economou, Senior Scientist at UChicago’s Enrico Fermi Institute, is a member of the Stardust-NExT science team. UChicago's Dust Flux Monitor Instrument aboard Stardust will collect data for 30 minutes during the Feb. 14 flyby of comet Tempel 1. "The DFMI seems to be fine after traveling almost 11 years in space. We are ready to meet the comet," Economou said.

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Jason Smith

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