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English: The Goddard team provided identical mirror assemblies for both of the Soft X-ray Telescopes aboard ASTRO-H. Each is 17.7 inches (45 centimeters) across and contains 1,624 precisely aligned aluminum mirror segments arranged in 203 concentric shells.
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Source https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/blueshift/index.php/2016/02/22/five-questions-about-astro-hhitomi/
Author NASA

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