The descriptions in this file were written by Tony Farnham usinginformation from the ``Stardust Mission Plan document'' (used bypermission from the Stardust project).  Data Set Overview: This data set presents the temperature measurements of the StardustSample Return Capsule (SRC). Twelve different sensors were placed atvarious locations in the SRC and used to monitor the thermalenvironment and the temperature of the individual components of theinstrument. Temperatures measured by each sensor were recorded,typically every few minutes, throughout the mission. The lastmeasurements were taken shortly before the SRC separated from the mainbody of the spacecraft.  SRC Temperature Sensors -----------------------  The following temperature sensors were installed inside Stardust Sample Return Capsule (SRC).  Name Acronym # on Diagram Location --------------------- -------- ------------ ------------- Avionics/Sensor 1 AV_TMP1 1 Avionics side Avionics/Sensor 2 AV_TMP2 2 Avionics side Battery/Sensor 1 BAT_TMP1 3 Avionics side Battery/Sensor 2 BAT_TMP2 4 Avionics side Hinge Sensor HING_TMP 5 Avionics side Latch 1 Sensor LAT1_TMP 6 Avionics side Latch 2 Sensor LAT2_TMP 7 Avionics side Shoulder Sensor SHLD_TMP 8 Avionics side (?) Separation Mechanism SEPM_TMP 9 Avionics side Parachute Sensor PARA_TMP 10 Avionics side Wrist Motor/Sensor 1 WRT_M_T1 11 Collector side Wrist Motor/Sensor 2 WRT_M_T2 12 Collector side  Notes: The heater(s) that maintained avionics and battery temperature were located on the avionics side of the deck. The shoulder and wrist sensor readouts are probably most representative of the collector temperature.   Avionics Side of the SRC Deck: ------------------------------  +Z ^ | | Shoulder motor / . ----/ . Latch 1 --> /6 _v 7\ <--- Latch 2 .'\/ |8| \/`. / - \ ___ 3 . | | 2 o | | | ---> +Y . | | | | <--- Battery Avionics box ----> | | -- 4 / `.1-- | 9| <--- Separation mechanism `. -- .' ` --5-- <--- Hinge motor   Side View of SRC: ----------------- +X ^ Parachute | / Avionics box | / Battery \ / / \ _______v___ /. //V__\_10__/ V \\ <--- Back heat-shield //| | | | \\ /:x:\ ---> +Y // .------| |----. \\ |`.`------11 12----'.'| `.`. ^|____| ^ ' Front heat-shield ---> `.` / . \ ` / ______.'.' \ / --------' Collector Wrist Mechanism   Event Timing------------ Below is a list of mission phases and events that could affect thetemperature of the SRC components, and the dates when they occurredduring the mission. DSM events -- Deep space maneuvers, which produce changes in the spacecraft orbitISP events -- Periods when the SRC is open and the collector is deployed to collect samples of interstellar dust particles Launch 1999 Feb 7Spacecraft Checkout Phase 1999 Feb 7 - 1999 Mar 8Cruise 1 Phase 1999 Mar 8 - 2000 Nov 14DSM1 2000 Jan 18-22Orbit 1 Aphelion (2.19 AU) 2000 Feb 9ISP1 2000 Feb 22 - 2000 May 1Earth Flyby Phase 2000 Nov 14 - 2001 Feb 14Earth Gravitational Assist 2001 Jan 15Cruise 2 Phase 2001 Feb 14 - 2003 Sep 24DSM2 2002 Jan 24Orbit 2 Aphelion (2.72 AU) 2002 Apr 18ISP2 2002 Aug 5 - 2002 Dec 9Annefrank Encounter Phase 2002 Oct 31 - 2002 Nov 5Annefrank Flyby 2002 Nov 2DSM3 2003 Jun 17-18Orbit 2 Perihelion (0.98 AU) 2003 Jul 22Wild 2 Encounter Phase 2003 Sep 24 - 2004 Feb 21Wild 2 Flyby 2004 Jan 2DSM4 2004 Feb 2Cruise 3 Phase 2004 Feb 21 - 2005 Oct 17Orbit 3 Aphelion (2.68 AU) 2004 Oct 17Earth Return Phase 2005 Oct 17 - 2006 Jan 16SRC Re-entry 2006 Jan 15 SRC separation from the main body of the spacecraft occurred at 05:57UT on 2006 Jan 15. The capsule re-entered the Earth's atmosphere at09:57 UT and landed at 10:10 UT on the same date.

In general, the precision of the temperature measurements is approximately 0.2 C, even though the entries are given to six decimal places.