Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission patch (transparent)

Autor:

NASA E/PO, Sonoma State University/Aurore Simonnet

Shortlink:

https://czwiki.cz/b/6eb91

Zdroj:

Wikimedia Commons

Formát:

1080 x 1470 Pixel (1889731 Bytes)

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The Swift mission patch depicts both the spacecraft and the bird for which it was named. The observatory is named after a small, nimble bird that can grab up insects as it flies through the sky. Similarly, the observatory can swiftly turn and point its instruments to catch a gamma-ray burst "on the fly" to study both the burst and its afterglow. This afterglow phenomenon follows the initial gamma-ray flash in most bursts and it can linger in X-ray light, visible light and radio waves for hours or weeks, providing great detail for observations.

Licence:

Public domain

Credit:

http://swift.sonoma.edu/resources/multimedia/images/ (TIFF image source); see also http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=24249

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