Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:satellite
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| gptkbp:analysis |
used to study galaxy formation
used to study the early universe used to study the cosmic microwave background radiation spectrum used to study the large-scale structure of the universe used to study dark energy used to study dark matter used to study primordial fluctuations used to study the cosmic web used to study cosmic inflation used to study cosmic structure formation used to study the cosmic background radiation used to study the cosmic horizon used to study the cosmic microwave background used to study the universe's composition used to study the universe's evolution used to study the universe's expansion used to study the universe's geometry used to study the universe's homogeneity used to study the universe's isotropy |
| gptkbp:collaboration |
NASA and Princeton University
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| gptkbp:data_type |
temperature fluctuations
polarization measurements |
| gptkbp:discovery |
baryon acoustic oscillations
CMB polarization CMB power spectrum cosmic inflation evidence dark energy evidence CMB anisotropy Hubble constant estimation cosmic age estimation flat universe evidence matter density estimation |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)
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| gptkbp:instrument |
radiometers
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| gptkbp:launch_date |
2001-06-30
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| gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
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| gptkbp:mission |
2010-02-28
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| gptkbp:mission_duration |
9 years
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| gptkbp:mission_type |
cosmic microwave background radiation measurement
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| gptkbp:objective |
map the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background
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| gptkbp:observational_wavelength |
microwave
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| gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:NASA
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| gptkbp:orbital_altitude |
1,500 km
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| gptkbp:released |
gptkb:2003
gptkb:2006 gptkb:2010 gptkb:2013 |
| gptkbp:significance |
provided evidence for the Big Bang theory
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Planck_satellite
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cosmic_Background_Explorer_Satellite_(COBE)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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