Kepler Mission Star Tracker is a photograph by Nasa/ball Aerospace/science Photo Library which was uploaded on February 15th, 2021.
Kepler Mission Star Tracker
Kepler Mission star tracker. This is one of two star trackers used to perform the initial pointing of the telescope. NASA's Kepler Mission is... more
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Kepler Mission Star Tracker
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Nasa/ball Aerospace/science Photo Library
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Kepler Mission star tracker. This is one of two star trackers used to perform the initial pointing of the telescope. NASA's Kepler Mission is designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. A 0.95 metre diameter telescope called a photometer will scan 100,000 stars in the Milky Way for evidence of Earth-sized terrestrial planets that transit the star's path. The mission was launched on March 7th, 2009, and will orbit the Sun for at least 3.5 years. The mission is named in honour of German astronomer Johannes Kepler. Photographed at a Ball Aerospace facility.
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February 15th, 2021
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