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science5 months ago•3 min saved

NASA Repairs Distant Camera 370 Million Miles Away

NASA successfully repaired the Juno spacecraft's camera, which was damaged by Jupiter's radiation, by using a process called annealing—heating the camera to restore its functionality from 370 million miles away.

via Boing Boing|

#annealing #juno-spacecraft #jupiter

science5 months ago•1 min saved

NASA's Bold Hack Saves JunoCam Amid Jupiter's Radiation Challenges

NASA engineers successfully extended the life of JunoCam, a camera on the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter, by using a heat-based repair technique called annealing to fix radiation-induced damage, potentially setting a precedent for prolonging spacecraft missions.

via Hackaday|

#annealing #junocam #jupiter