Mission Summary
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ATHENA Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics The extremes of the Universe: from black holes to large-scale structure |
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| Themes |
What are the fundamental physical laws of the Universe? |
| Primary Goals |
Black holes and matter under extreme conditions; Formation and evolution of galaxies, clusters and large scale structure; Life cycles of matter and energy. |
| Wavelength | X-ray (0.1 - 10 keV) |
| Orbit | Halo orbit at L2 |
| Lifetime | 5 years |
| Type | L-class candidate mission |
| Mission home: http://sci.esa.int/athena |
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Last Update: 1 September 2019