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Assembly of Primary Mirror


Date: 16 February 2004
Depicts: Telescope primary mirror components
Copyright: EADS Astrium / C.Mériaux

Four of the twelve petals or segments that will make up the Herschel telescope primary mirror being assembled before being brazed into a single structure.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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