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I don't understand what I'm looking at in the video of this Elon Musk tweet. The text says:

Just leaving SpaceX Starship build site in Boca

These are reminiscent of funhouse mirrors. What are these things exactly? If they're rocket parts, where on the rocket do they go?

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    $\begingroup$ Only a guess, those are curved panels covering the root / hinges of the fins, creating a smooth aerodynamic fillet, protecting hinge's actuators from heat, housing wirings, tubings, maybe even fuel line from upper tank to engines ( don't know which tank is on top, methane or oxygen) $\endgroup$
    – jkztd
    Sep 28, 2019 at 8:45
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    $\begingroup$ @qqjkztd I just ran across this: youtu.be/lRbKZqg5W-I?t=101 $\endgroup$
    – uhoh
    Sep 28, 2019 at 9:28

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According to The Man Himself

Raceway & flap hinge aero covers

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More here, more speculative. Doesn't match current planned configuration?

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  • $\begingroup$ Okay I'm getting the picture now, thank you! $\endgroup$
    – uhoh
    Oct 9, 2019 at 16:25

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