The Mars Flag has a different design on the reverse side. obverse side of flag . ... The orbit lines on the obverse cross the Sun on the lower half of the flag and appear to go behind the Sun on the upper half of the flag. The reverse side has the orbits lines continuing around the Sun on the upper half of the flag. ... The Mars Flag reverse side is a continuation of the obverse side and not just a different design on the back and not a mirror image of the obverse. Main Flag Background Color . ...

NASA Mars Orbiter . ... The Mars Global Surveyor mission is designed as a rapid, low-cost recovery of the Mars Observer mission objectives. The science objectives involve high resolution imaging of the surface, studies of the topography and gravity, the role of water and dust on the surface and in the atmosphere of Mars, the weather and climate of Mars, the composition of the surface and atmosphere, and the existence and evolution of the Martian magnetic field. ...

... The seeing was good enough to be able to reduce both 850 and 450 micron data. aperture calculated from 850 micron data . ... Data, model and residuals for 450 micron data These maps were taken in March 2001. ... 1mm defocus data and model maps . 0.5mm defocus data and model maps . infocus data and model maps . ... The map of surface errors (shown as phase errors in radians) and the map of calcualated surface illumination is shown in the following plot: . ... 2mm defocus data and model maps . ...

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MAtrix Radiometric System project MARS. ... Three-module experimental radiometric matrix was designed and put in operation successfully. Flowchart of the one channel is shown in Figure 1. ... Figure 1. ... In figure 2 the receiver module and switch assembly is shown. ... The elementary radiometers are combined ( figure 3 ) into the microwave unit ( one pair of horns shown is out of use ), where they integrated to use unified systems for calibration, power supply and temperature control. ...

... News . ... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . SSAU History . SSAU roadmap . ... Scientists of Samara University (joined SSAU and of SSU) have designed new materials for accumulator batteries, that will allow us to refuse from the use of a relatively scarce and expensive lithium in favour of a more widespread and cheap metals. ... Calculations of properties for the future substances are made with the use of a software system ToposPro, developed by the scientists of ICTMS. ...

... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... VLT/Paranal . ... Survey Telescopes . ... The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) is the latest telescope to be added to ESOтАЩs Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. ... It is the largest telescope in the world dedicated to sky surveys in visible light. The VST was designed and built by the INAFтАУOsservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy as part of a joint venture between INAF and ESO. €а . ... VLT Survey Telescope . ...

... The 30" Reynolds reflector, 1917-2003 . Reynolds fitted with a spectrograph designedтАж . ... Title: Reynolds fitted with a spectrograph designed by Dr Heinz Gollnow and built at Stromlo, early 1950s . ...

... Known as Lunokhod 1, it weighed just under 2,000 pounds and was designed to operate.. Invader From Earth . ... Except for the Rings of Saturn, The Ring Nebula (M57) is probably the most famous celestial band. ... M6: The Butterfly Cluster . ... M6, also known as NGC 6405, spans about 20 light-years and lies about 2,000 light years distant. A New Jupiter Oval Rotates . ... Large cloud systems on Jupiter rotate, and the newly formed oval pictured above is no different. ...

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