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If Hubble’s primary mirror were scaled up to the diameter of the Earth, the biggest bump would be only six inches tall. The Hubble telescope is an important scientific tool that will lead to important discoveries.
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The Hubble telescope was named after Edwin P. Hubble, an American astronomer. Hubble is almost the size of a large school bus, but it can fit inside a space shuttle cargo bay. It has a length of 43.5 feet, a weight of 24,500 pounds, and a maximum diameter of 14 feet, but with a top speed of 17,500 miles per hour (5 miles per second), it only takes 97 minutes to complete one complete orbit around Earth...
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