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George Smoot and the Planck satellite

author: ESA/S.Corvaja/Novapix

reference: e-sou12-10024

Image Size 300 DPI: 11 * 16 cm

The 2006 nobel prize in physics laureate George Smoot is visiting Planck satellite on display in Cannes by Alcatel Alenia Space's facilities on 1 February 2007. AAS is the Prime Contractor for building the satellite.
View of the Planck telescope flight model, and in the background the Planck satellite.  

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - 2007 - 3K - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - CMB - COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND RADIATION - COSMOLOGY - FLUCTUATION - HUMAN - MAN - MEASURE - MIRROR - NOBEL PRIZE - PLANCK - SMOOT GEORGE - SPACE - TEMPERATURE -