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TWINS

Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers

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A mission that studied the connections between different areas of Earth's magnetosphere, this used matching instruments, TWINS 1 and 2, launched on separate U.S. military reconnaissance satellites. Once aloft, they captured stereoscopic images of the Earth's magnetosphere for the first time by observing from two widely spaced positions, recording 3D visualizations of the large-scale structures and dynamics within the magnetosphere.

Type

Instrument

Launch

TWINS-A: June 28, 2006; TWINS-B: March 13, 2008

Location

Earth orbit

Objective

Conduct stereoscopic imaging of Earth's magnetosphere.
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