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)