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DCAM2's view of IKAROS

Filed under pretty pictures, animation, pics of spacecraft in space, IKAROS

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DCAM2's view of IKAROS A 32-frame animation from the deployable camera DCAM2 on IKAROS. The camera rotated as it receded, producing the apparent spin of the sail.

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Original image data dated on or about June 15, 2010

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