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Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS), a 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney

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Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)

Classification
3D model
Held by
NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, NASA
Credit
NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
Licence
Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA), as NASA states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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About this object

SWAS was a NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) mission with a goal of gaining a greater understanding of star formation by determining the composition of interstellar clouds and establishing the means by which these clouds cool as they collapse to form stars and planets.