The Spiky Simulator That Will Help Find Oceans in Space
The Spiky Simulator That Will Help Find Oceans in Space
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
August 27, 20181m 38s
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Show Notes
The electric-blue chamber looks like a crowd of punk mohawks or the Night King’s jagged skull. In fact, this 4,306-square-foot room is where antennas are torture-tested before being launched into space. Called the Hybrid European Radio Frequency and Antenna Test Zone, or HERTZ, it’s located in Noordwijk, Netherlands. The 33-foot-high steel walls are studded with 18-inch foam pyramids that block external electromagnetic interference.
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