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LightSail 2 image of northern Australia

LightSail 2 image of northern Australia
LightSail 2 image of northern Australia This image taken by The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft on 5 September 2020 shows northern Australia. North is approximately at the upper-left. 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. This image has been color-adjusted and some distortion from the camera’s 180-degree fisheye lens has been removed. The Planetary Society