IRIS Catches Thruster Jets in Action
Date: 10 December 2000
Satellite: XMM
Depicts: Plume of expelled gas, 11 December 16:47 CET
Copyright: ESA
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This picture, obtained with the IRIS camera was taken some 56 minutes after the completion of the Perigee Raise Manoevres on December 11 at 16:47 CET. The expelled gas can still be seen as a cloud around the spacecraft.
Last Update: 1 September 2019