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JWST primary mirror segments


Date: 28 September 2009
Satellite: JWST
Depicts: Thee segments of the primary mirror
Copyright: NASA/MSFC

This image shows three of the 18 hexagonal-shaped mirror segments that make up the JWST's primary mirror. A team of engineers and technicians prepare to load them into a test chamber in the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

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