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TECHNOLOGY-AUSTRALIA-SCIENCE-SPACE-LASER
This handout illustration image created by Australia's Electro Optic Systems (EOS) aerospace company shows a view of the Earth from geostationary height depicting swarms of space debris -- approximately 50,000 of the half-million or more debris objects greater than 1cm -- in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). An Australian company said on July 20, 2010 that it had developed a laser tracking system that will stop chunks of space debris colliding with spacecraft and satellites in the Earth's orbit. Electric Optic Systems said lasers fired from the ground would locate and track debris as small as ten centimetres (four inches) across, protecting astronauts and satellites. Debris on the eastern side of the image are in the Earth’s shadow and so not visible to the eye. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE AFP PHOTO / HO / ELECTRO OPTIC SYSTEMS
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SPACE |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Electro Optic Systems |
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20 Iulie 2010 |
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2500 x 2000 (1.46 MB) |
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