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Focal plane of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera

Focal plane of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera.

Focal plane of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera.

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Focal plane of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera.

Once set in place atop a telescope in Chile, the 3,200-megapixel LSST Camera will help researchers better understand dark matter, dark energy and other mysteries of our universe.

Researchers examine the LSST Camera