Collection Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:nh_mvic:kem1cruise_raw::1.0
NAME New Horizons Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) KEM1 Cruise Raw Data
TYPE Data
DESCRIPTION This collection contains Raw data in .FIT format taken by the New Horizons Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera instrument during the CRUISE TO FIRST KBO ENCOUNTER mission phase. These data were migrated from the PDS3 dataset: NH-X-MVIC-2-KEMCRUISE1-V2.0. The MVIC observations during CRUISE TO FIRST KBO ENCOUNTER include color observations of M7 for radiometric calibration. The pan frame observations were test observations for use by the optical navigation team of the MU69 [ASTEROID 486958 (2014 MU69)] star field. Only a subframe of the array was downlinked for the MU69 star field observation images. This version includes data downlinked from 09/21/2017 through 07/13/2018. Labels were redesigned during migration using the .FIT header and PDS3 .LBL files, but the data files are unchanged from their PDS3 version.
SEARCH/ACCESS DATA New Horizons Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) KEM1 Cruise Raw Data Online
New Horizons MVIC Data Online
   
Citation
DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI) 10.26007/kdqt-bh72
AUTHORS Stern, S. Alan
EDITORS Gicquel, Adeline; Redfern, Jillian
PUBLICATION YEAR 2026
DESCRIPTION This collection contains Raw data in .FIT format taken by the New Horizons Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera instrument during the CRUISE TO FIRST KBO ENCOUNTER mission phase. These data were migrated from the PDS3 dataset: NH-X-MVIC-2-KEMCRUISE1-V2.0. The MVIC observations during CRUISE TO FIRST KBO ENCOUNTER include color observations of M7 for radiometric calibration. The pan frame observations were test observations for use by the optical navigation team of the MU69 [ASTEROID 486958 (2014 MU69)] star field. Only a subframe of the array was downlinked for the MU69 star field observation images. This version includes data downlinked from 09/21/2017 through 07/13/2018. Labels were redesigned during migration using the .FIT header and PDS3 .LBL files, but the data files are unchanged from their PDS3 version.
   
Context
START DATE TIME 2017-09-21T05:08:01.685Z
STOP DATE TIME 2018-07-13T08:08:01.978Z
LOCAL MEAN SOLAR TIME
LOCAL TRUE SOLAR TIME
SOLAR LONGITUDE
PRIMARY RESULT PURPOSE Science
Calibration
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PRIMARY RESULT PROCESSING LEVEL Raw
PRIMARY RESULT DESCRIPTION
PRIMARY RESULT WAVELENGTH RANGE Visible
Near Infrared
PRIMARY RESULT DOMAIN
PRIMARY RESULT DISCIPLINE NAME Imaging
INVESTIGATION New Horizons Kuiper Belt Extended Mission 1
OBSERVING SYSTEM
OBSERVING SYSTEM COMPONENT New Horizons Spacecraft
Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera
TARGET (486958) Arrokoth
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