Artist's Conception of Spitzer Ejecting its Dust Cover
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
Artwork • August 23rd, 2003 • dust_cover
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The Spitzer Space Telescope was launched with a dust cover protecting the telescope. This image shows the dust cover being ejected into space shortly after launch.
About the Object
- Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope • Earth
- Type
- Technology > Observatory > Facility
- Technology > Observatory > Telescope
- Technology > Spacecraft > Orbiter
- Planet > Type > Terrestrial
