Instrument Host Information
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urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.vo1::1.2
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The Viking Orbiter 1 Spacecraft
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Spacecraft
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Viking Orbiter 1 spacecraft, derived from earlier Mariner designs, utilized solar panels for power and was stabilized in three axes by use of solar and star sensors in conjunction with attitude control jets. Three remote sensing science investigations resided on the two-axis scan platform: a pair of high resolution slow scan televison framing cameras (the Visual Imaging Subsystem, or VIS); a near-infrared spectrometer for atmospheric water detection (the Mars Atmosphere Water Detector, MAWD); and a visual and thermal infrared radiometer system (Infrared Thermal Mapper, IRTM).
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| REFERENCES |
Snyder, C.W., 'The Missions of the Viking Orbiters', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, p. 3971, 1977.
Snyder, C.W., 'The Extended Mission of Viking', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 84, p. 7917, 1979.
Soffen, G.A., 'The Viking Project', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, p. 3959, 1977.
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