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mcpat21 t1_isw4ar5 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:08 AM

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And the other part named after Hippos

alvinofdiaspar t1_isw4nq7 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:11 AM

Not quite- it is short for High Precision PARallex COllecting Satellite.

mcpat21 t1_isw4pw6 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:12 AM

I was mostly joking, but TIL