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A GOOD criterion for recognizing particles of cosmic dust on the Earth is the detection of radionuclides such as aluminium-26, formed by the action of cosmic rays on dust in free space1,2. Terrestrial dust is protected by the atmosphere.
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YOKOYAMA, Y. Accretion Rate of Cosmic Dust estimated from Cosmogenic Aluminium-26. Nature 220, 1016–1017 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2201016a0
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