What Was the Purpose of the Stardust Space Probe

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Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Stardust space probe?

• A) to plunge into the nucleus of a comet, throwing dust and icy grains out from under the comet's surface into space, where they can be seen and analyzed from Earth
• B) to analyze dust samples from other stars and transmit the results back to Earth
• C) to fly through the tail of a comet and transmit images back to Earth
• D) to collect samples of comet material and bring them back to Earth