ec_euclid ,
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has started its 2nd de-icing campaign, which in total will last only about a week.

Water molecules 💦 that are inside the instrument cavity from before launch will likely remain there throughout the mission - they freeze 🧊 , but change places over time. We don't want them on mirrors, so once in a while we warm up a mirror 🔥 to sublimate the ice away.

Read more in the new @ec_euclid post:

https://www.euclid-ec.org/de-icing-campaign-2/

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