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Visible and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS) - A facility instrument for planetary missionsA second-generation visible and IR mapping spectrometer (VIMS), selected for both the Mars Observer and Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby (CRAF) missions, is described. VIMS is a scanning spectrometer with a focal plane consisting of linear arrays of visible and IR detectors, cooled by a radiative cooler. It is noted that a wide-angle scan using a full-aperture scan mirror was implemented for the Mars Observer; a narrow-angle scan using a scanning secondary mirror within a Cassegrain foreoptic was achieved for the CRAF mission.
Document ID
19890022965
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wellman, John B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Duval, James
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Juergens, David
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Voss, Jeffrey
(California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: Imaging Spectroscopy II
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 20, 1987
End Date: August 21, 1987
Accession Number
89A10336
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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