Millimeter Anisotropy eXperiment IMaging Array
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millimeter-anisotropy-experiment-imaging-array-202-10853930
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Millimeter Anisotropy eXperiment IMaging Array
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The Millimeter Anisotropy eXperiment IMaging Array (MAXIMA) experiment was a balloon-borne experiment funded by the United States NSF, NASA, and Department of Energy, and operated by an international collaboration headed by the University of California, to measure the fluctuations of the cosmic microwave background. It consisted of two flights, one in August 1998 and one in June 1999. For each flight the balloon was started at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas and flew
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Balloon package that measured the Universe's geometry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimeter_Anisotropy_eXperiment_IMaging_Array
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2024-02-27T16:15:11Z
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