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science-and-astronomy2 years ago•4 min saved

Tiny Satellite Captures Blurry Yet Perfect Image of Earth

The European Space Agency's TRISAT-R satellite captured a blurry and imperfect image of Earth using a tiny camera the size of a coin's edge. The image, taken from a 6,000 km-altitude orbit, provides a unique perspective of our planet and serves as a reminder of our existence in the vast universe. TRISAT-R's main mission is to study the Van Allen Radiation Belts and the Earth's ionosphere. The low-resolution image was a result of the satellite's miniaturized cameras not intended for terrestrial imaging and the challenges of precision pointing.

via Space.com|

#earth #image #satellite

space2 years ago•2 min saved

"ESA's 2-mm Lens Reveals Stunning Views of Earth"

A miniaturized camera, measuring less than two cubic millimeters in size, aboard ESA's TRISAT-R CubeSat captured a distant image of Earth from a 6,000 km-altitude orbit. The CubeSat, Slovenia's second space mission, is testing radiation-detection payloads and is equipped with tiny cameras with limited radiation resistance. The resulting image of Earth is low resolution, but the mission has successfully captured examples of the "Black Sun effect" and is concluding its commissioning phase after 16 months of successful in-orbit operations.

via European Space Agency|

#cubesat #earth #ionosphere