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Back Fibres on edge of Gaia's sunshield

Fibres on edge of Gaia's sunshield


Date: 04 August 2016
Satellite: Gaia
Copyright: ESA/Airbus DS

A flight-spare blanket of the Gaia sunshield lit with a torch from the back to enhance the effect of scattered light from fibres protruding from the edge.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
16-Mar-2026 05:29 UT

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