Freezing_WISE's_Hydrogen.jpg
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Summary
Description Freezing WISE's Hydrogen.jpg |
English:
A
scaffolding
structure built around
NASA's
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, allows engineers full access to the spacecraft while its
hydrogen
coolant is being frozen. The WISE
infrared
instrument is kept extremely cold by a spherical tank filled with the frozen hydrogen, called the cryostat. The cryostat enclosure can be seen at the top of the spacecraft.
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Source | NASA Image of the Day |
Author | NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Dynamics Lab |
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