| Description: |
Planck is a third generation space based cosmic microwave background
experiment, operating at nine frequencies between 30 and 857 GHz
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| Lifetime: |
May 2009 - present |
| Wavelength: |
350 µm - 1 cm |
| Area Coverage: |
All Sky |
| Instruments: |
- High Frequency Instrument (HFI), 350 µm - 3 mm
- Low Frequency Instrument (LFI), 4 mm - 1 cm
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| Science Products Generated: |
Early Release Compact Source Catalog
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| Releases: |
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| Funding Agency: |
Planck is an ESA mission with significant NASA
involvement.
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| Canonical Paper: |
Planck Collaboration (2011c) |