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calibration

[kal-uh-bray-shuhn] / ˌkæl əˈbreɪ ʃən /






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Artist Damien Hirst created a spot painting to serve as a calibration target for the lander's onboard camera.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Their goal was to carefully schedule when each instrument could operate and extract as much science and calibration time as possible from the spacecraft's limited resources.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The improved calibration could also help researchers verify other dating techniques, including carbon-14 dating of organic materials and uranium-lead dating of rocks that formed billions of years ago early in Earth's history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

"This will continue for 30 days, with occasional stops to do other early calibration activities."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Most of us lived in a state of constant calibration, tweaking one area of life in hopes of bringing more steadiness to another.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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