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StaleCanole t1_ixg3m4l wrote

Reply to comment by autotldr in NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before by madneon_

How do these instruments perform beyond a scientists expectations. Are they doing things they werent designed for?

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InSight89 t1_ixg7rs0 wrote

>How do these instruments perform beyond a scientists expectations.

Expectations does not equal capability. These instruments aren't working better than they are capable of, that would be impossible. However, there's a lot of variables that may alter the capabilities of these instruments (think vibrations of rocket, deployment, insertion accuracy that can alter the performance of these instruments etc) and it turns out that those variables had minimal impact.

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