Mission Summary
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Euclid Mapping the geometry of the dark Universe |
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| Theme |
How did the Universe originate and what is it made of? |
| Primary Goal |
To understand the nature of dark energy and dark matter by accurate measurement of the accelerated expansion of the Universe through different independent methods. |
| Targets |
Galaxies and clusters of galaxies out to z~2, |
| Wavelength | Visible and near-infrared |
| Telescope | 1.2 m Korsch |
| Orbit | Second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, L2 |
| Lifetime | 6 years |
| Type | M-class mission |
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Mission home: http://sci.esa.int/euclid |
Last Update: 1 September 2019