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Satellite CRYOSAT-2 - Artist view

auteur: ESA/P.Carril/Novapix

référence: e-sot01-70000

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 25 cm

Artist view of the European satellite CryoSat-2 put into Earth orbit by the rocket Rockot. This satellite, designed to provide more accurate data of the polar ice sheets and sea ice thickness, will be launched in 2010.

Keywords for this photo:

2003 - 2005 - 2010 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - CRYOSAT - CRYOSAT-2 - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE - ICE - ILLUSTRATION - LIMB - POLAR ORBIT - POLE - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE -