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LightSail 2 image of northern Australia including Gulf of Carpentaria

LightSail 2 image of northern Australia including Gulf of Carpentaria
LightSail 2 image of northern Australia including Gulf of Carpentaria This image taken by The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft on May 7, 2021 shows northern Australia including the Gulf of Carpentaria. North is approximately at left. Shadows of the spacecraft panels can be seen on the sail. A piece of fishing line-like material called Spectraline that held the spacecraft’s solar panels closed prior to sail deployment can be seen in the lower right and left. This image has been color-adjusted and some distortion from the camera’s 180-degree fisheye lens has been removed. The Planetary Society