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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera digital sensor

A digital camera sensor is visible through a large camera lens sitting inside a white room.

The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera digital sensor, visible through the camera's five-foot front lens.

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