SEM photograph of Si plate
Date: 25 April 2010
Satellite: IXO
Copyright: ESA/Micronit
A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) photograph (side view) showing the edge of a ribbed and damage etched Si plate.
IXO was an L-class candidate mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme that was studied between 2007 and 2011.
Last Update: 1 September 2019