Roman Primary Mirror (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Roman Primary Mirror

Caption

In this photo, optical engineer Bente Eegholm inspects the surface of the primary mirror for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. This 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) mirror is a major component of the Optical Telescope Assembly, which also contains nine additional mirrors and supporting structures and electronics.

Credit

NASA/Chris Gunn

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