Instrument Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:vis.lcross::1.2
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| NAME |
Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite Visible Camera
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| TYPE |
Imager
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Visible Camera (VIS) was a ruggedized analog video camera with the primary scientific objectives of providing context imagery of the Centaur impact and resulting plume, monitoring the ejecta cloud morphology, and determining the visible grain categories. The camera comprised a focal plane CCD sensor of 752 x 582 pixels; each pixel was 24-bit RGB, 8 bits per color channel. It operated at 30 Hz (60 fields/sec). The f/1.2, 12 mm focal length lens provided a 30.1 x 22.8 degree field of view. Final image resolution, after sampling by the Data Handling Unit, was 720 x 486 pixels. The camera was mounted on the inboard side of the LCROSS R6 radiator panel with its aperture pointing in the +X spacecraft direction.
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| SERIAL NUMBER |
not applicable
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| REFERENCES |
unk
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