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This Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) image shows a laboratory test of the ion drive engine used to propel the Deep Space 1 exploratory probe across the solar system in 1998. The site includes a description of how the device works and provides links for related information.
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Metadata instance created April 8, 2009 by Logan Hancock
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January 30, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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September 29, 2006
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AIP Format
(Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2006), WWW Document, (https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030720.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
APOD: An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1 (Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 2006), <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030720.html>.
APA Format
APOD: An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1. (2006, September 29). Retrieved April 26, 2024, from Goddard Space Flight Center: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030720.html
Chicago Format
Goddard Space Flight Center. APOD: An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, September 29, 2006. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030720.html (accessed 26 April 2024).
MLA Format
APOD: An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1. Greenbelt: Goddard Space Flight Center, 2006. 29 Sep. 2006. 26 Apr. 2024 <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030720.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {APOD: An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1}, Publisher = {Goddard Space Flight Center}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {26 April 2024}, Month = {September 29, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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