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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

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

Another was a servicer of industrial calibration equipment in Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

"This flyby calibration effort validated the instrument's performance under dynamic conditions while also revealing the fascinating physics of planetary magnetism."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

I pull out the calibration tool and jimmy it under the lower edge of the cover.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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