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The IR Blackbody Radiation Source


Date: 19 October 2006
Satellite: Herschel
Location: Clean room, ESTEC test centre, Noordwijk
Copyright: ESA

Close-up view of the infrared radiation source in front of the shutter (the vertical plate between the cryostat and the IR radiation source).
Last Update: 1 September 2019
24-Jan-2026 11:20 UT

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