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Open-science practice

Cross-Matching

Identifying the same object across different catalogues and wavelengths — matching a source in an infrared survey to its optical and X-ray counterparts — so that all that is known about an object can be brought together despite different names and positions.

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.