Webb Mirror Gold Coating B-roll

  • Released Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:51PM
  • ID: 11399

Each of the Webb Telescope mirrors is made of berylium and coated with a very thin layer of gold to improve the mirror's ability to reflect infrared light.

B-roll of Webb Telescope mirror coating process.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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