HAWC+ (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

HAWC+

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These images taken with a scanning electron microscope show details of a new absorber that is enabling observations by the High-Resolution Airborne Wideband Camera-plus, or HAWC+, a new SOFIA instrument. The "spikes" were inspired by the structure of a moth's eye.

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Credits: NASA

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