Mission Components

The Euclid mission consists of many different components, hardware, as well as science software, simulations, and the scientific survey plans. In terms of hardware, the mission components are the following – please read the pages on:

Comparison of Euclid's field of view with the apparent diameter of the moon as seen from Earth. Euclid covers 2.5x the moon area in one image.
Comparison of Euclid’s field of view with the apparent diameter of the moon as seen from Earth. Euclid covers 2.5x the moon area in one image. Credit: EC/Yuzheng Kang
Rendering of Euclid's Payload Module with VIS instrument towards the top and the NISP instrument to the right.
Rendering of Euclid’s Payload Module with VIS instrument towards the top and the NISP instrument to the right. The PLM is mounted underneath the telescope and above the SVM. © and courtesy Airbus Defense and Space

Updated: 2023-08-04, KJ

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