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    For Giotto designers, one of the most difficult problems was how to ensure that the spacecraft survived long enough to snap close-up pictures of Halley's comet nucleus when the spacecraft and the comet were heading towards each other at a combined speed of 245 000 km/hour (equivalent to crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 11 minutes!). At this speed, a 0.1-gram dust particle would be able to penetrate 8 cm of solid aluminium. 11 March 2011 Giotto Whipple shield 2247 Votes: 7
    Planck qualification model 27 February 2009 Planck qualification model 442 Votes: 0
    Planck will chart the sharpest image of the CMB in its range of 27 February 2009 Planck will chart the sharpest map of the CMB in its range of wavelengths 1702 Votes: 7
    Simulation of cosmic ray background, as Planck would see it 27 February 2009 Simulation of the CMB as Planck would see it 1085 Votes: 1
    Planck scanning the sky 27 February 2009 Planck scanning the sky 1161 Votes: 3
    Herschel cryostat cool-down setup 27 February 2009 Herschel cryostat cool-down setup 244 Votes: 2
    Herschel spacecraft 27 February 2009 Herschel spacecraft 834 Votes: 3
    Planck spacecraft during testing 27 February 2009 Planck spacecraft during testing 516 Votes: 0
    Planck’s cooling system - cut view 27 February 2009 Planck’s cooling system - cut view 602 Votes: 1
    Planck’s cooling system (at 1 degree Kelvin) 27 February 2009 Planck’s cooling system (at 1 degree Kelvin) 288 Votes: 1
    Planck’s cooling system (at 4 degrees Kelvin) 27 February 2009 Planck’s cooling system (at 4 degrees Kelvin) 340 Votes: 0
    Planck’s cooling system (at 20 degrees Kelvin) 27 February 2009 Planck’s cooling system (at 20 degrees Kelvin) 271 Votes: 0
    Artist impression of the Herschel spacecraft 27 February 2009 Artist impression of the Herschel spacecraft 403 Votes: 2
    Artist’s poster of the Herschel spacecraft 27 February 2009 Artist’s poster of the Herschel spacecraft 374 Votes: 0
    Herschel’s main spacecraft components 27 February 2009 Herschel’s main spacecraft components 298 Votes: 2
    Herschel’s main spacecraft components 27 February 2009 Herschel’s main spacecraft components 713 Votes: 1

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