Instrument Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:mr5.mag::1.1
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| NAME |
Mariner 5 Magnetometer (MAG)
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| TYPE |
Magnetometer
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Mariner 5 Triaxial Low Field Helium Magnetometer measuredinterplanetary and Venusian magnetic fields by detecting changes inhelium absorptivity to circularly polarized infrared light. Mounted on a1.5-m boom, it had a plus/minus 204 nT range with 0.2 nT precision. Itoperated in high-rate mode (3 samples/12.6s) from June-July 1967 andlow-rate mode (3 samples/50.4s) for the remaining mission. Data qualitywas excellent except for a brief uncertain period in September-October1967.
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| SERIAL NUMBER |
not applicable
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| REFERENCES |
Connor, B. V., Space magnetics: The Mariner V magnetometer experiment, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, MAG-4, no. 3, 391-397, Sept. 1968.
Bridge, H. S., Lazarus, A. J., Snyder, C. W., Smith, E. J., Davis, L., Jr., Coleman, P. J., Jr., Jones, D. E., Mariner V: Plasma and magnetic fields observed near Venus, Science, 158, no. 3809, 1669-1673, 1967.
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