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    Objectives

    Cos-B's scientific mission was to study in detail the sources of extra-terrestrial gamma radiation at energies above about 30 MeV.

    The principal objectives were to study the spectrum and distribution of galactic gamma rays, investigate the flux and distribution of extragalactic gamma-ray emission, investigate some known point sources in the gamma-ray range and search for new point sources.


    Last Update: 09 Jul 2003

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