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Source: European Space Agency, 2026-11-12.

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In this lesson: Connect a released collection with work that remains unfinished.

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Read and understand · 1/2What happened on November 12?

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ESA released mission data. The first paragraph identifies a data release, not a completed map.

Clue: ESA released Euclid’s first major collection of mission data on November 12. The observations cover roughly 13 months and include more than a billion objects.

Read and understand · 2/2Which statement best describes the map?

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The data supports work on it. The second paragraph says the release lays a foundation and the entire map is not finished.

Clue: They provide material for a detailed three-dimensional map. The release lays a foundation for that work; it does not mean the entire map is finished.

Grammar in this story: A resource for later work

lays a foundation

This expression means provides a starting basis for later work. It does not mean completes the work.

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Explain why a data release is different from a finished map.

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The release makes about 13 months of observations available. Researchers can use this material to construct the map, but the release itself does not establish that the entire map is complete.

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