IKAROS JAXA Solar Sail mission |
IKAROS JAXA Solar Sail mission |
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IKAROS sounds really cool, is there any website to find more info on it?
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IKAROS sounds really cool, is there any website to find more info on it? Project Page: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/ikaros/index_e.html Photos: http://jda.jaxa.jp/jda/p3_e.php?mode=level...mp;mission=9095 Description Page: http://www.jspec.jaxa.jp/e/activity/ikaros.html -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
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Mine was taken from the press kit too -- I think yours has more pixels but is just upsampled. Which is not to say that upsampling to make the image occupy more space on the screen doesn't help in interpreting the image; I just don't think it actually contains any more data.
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4: Supplementary information Significance of solar power sailing: This is expected to lead to flexible operation of probes. It is also expected to provide enough electrical power in the vicinity of Jupitor and beyond. P |
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