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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera focal plane build

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera focal plane build.

A crew installs a raft of sensors and supporting electronics into the LSST Camera focal plane. These "science rafts" were assembled at Brookhaven National Laboratory and shipped to SLAC.

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