Preparations for Sunrise launch (DI02005)

A wide-angle shot taken during preparations for the Sunrise launch from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden in June 2009. The solar panels had just been installed on the gondola, seen through the open doorway. The balloon-borne gondola contains a 1-meter solar telescope as well as other instrumen...

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Other Authors: Calvin, Carlye (Carlye Calvin) (photographerpht)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Subjects:
Science > Experiments
Research > Equipment and supplies
Sun > Research
Esrange
Kiruna
Online Access:http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7j964hv
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Summary:A wide-angle shot taken during preparations for the Sunrise launch from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden in June 2009. The solar panels had just been installed on the gondola, seen through the open doorway. The balloon-borne gondola contains a 1-meter solar telescope as well as other instruments on a mission to investigate the structure and dynamics of the Sun's magnetic fields.

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