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Infrared Telescopes Spy Small, Dark Asteroids

NASA/JPL-Caltech2011-09-29

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This chart based on data from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer illustrates why infrared-sensing telescopes are more suited to finding small, dark asteroids than telescopes that detect visible light.

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  • Title: Infrared Telescopes Spy Small, Dark Asteroids
  • Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
  • Date Created: 2011-09-29
  • Rights: JPL
  • Album: kboggs
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