Properties of local interstellar dust derived from remote astronomical observations, laboratory analyses, and in situ measurements

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Nov 2001

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In: Proceedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference, 6 - 10 August 2001, Kiruna, Sweden. Ed.: Barbara Warmbein. ESA SP-495, Noordw

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Interstellar Dust, In-Situ Measurements, Laboratory Analysis, Formation

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This paper reviews the current knowledge of properties of dust in the local interstellar cloud (LIC), in which the solar system is currently embedded. The chemical composition of dust in the LIC can be inferred from measured gas-phase abundances in the LIC and the reference elemental abundances. The spatial variation in the mass distribution of the local interstellar dust measured with spacecraft puts further constraints on the properties of dust in the LIC. The interstellar extinction curve and the dust-phase elemental abundances have been applied to model the average properties of dust in the interstellar medium (ISM). Presolar grains and pristine cometary dust may act as real samples of ancient interstellar dust in the early stage of the solar system formation. Recently the local structure of the ISM has become accessible to remote astronomical observations and in situ measurements. Comparison of available information on average, ancient, and local interstellar dust reveals common properties of interstellar dust at different points in space and time.

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