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Hubble's region of study during the lunar eclipse


Date: 06 August 2020
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Copyright: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser, CC BY 4.0

This image highlights the general region where astronomers used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to measure the amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere. This method serves as a proxy for how they will observe Earth-like planets around other stars in search of life.

 
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Last Update: 1 September 2020
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