Mission Summary

EUCLID Mapping the geometry of the dark Universe
Theme	How did the Universe originate and what is it made of?
Primary Goal	To map the geometry of the dark Universe
Targets	Galaxies and clusters of galaxies out to z~2, in an all-sky survey covering 20 000 deg²
Wavelength	Visible and near-infrared
Telescope	1.2 m
Orbit	L2
Lifetime	5 years (TBC)
Partners	To be confirmed
Type	M-class mission

Mission home: http://sci.esa.int/euclid

RECENT EVENTS M-class missions presentation event 2009 (1 Dec 2009) LATEST PUBLICATIONS Euclid Mission Assessment Study - Executive Summary (Thales) Euclid Mission Assessment Study - Executive Summary (EADS Astrium) ESA Technical Review Report - Euclid (SRE-PA/2009/051) Euclid assessment study report (SRE-2009-2)

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