Depth Perception in Space Artist Concept
This artist concept shows how astronomers use the unique orbit of NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and a depth-perceiving trick called parallax to determine the distance of dark planets, black holes and failed stars that lurk invisibly among us.
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NASA ID
PIA09562
Date Created
May 30, 2007
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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