POLAR (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

POLAR

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The dedicated Gamma-ray Burst Polarimetry experiment POLAR on top of China's TiangGong-2 spacelab launched on Sept. 15, 2016. The glowing green light mimics the scintillating light when a gamma-ray photon hits one of the 1,600 specially made scintillation bars. The artwork is based on a picture taken by a camera located several meters behind POLAR.

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