NSSDCA ID: 2007-039A-01
Mission Name: KaguyaThe SELENE Terrain camera (TC) is designed to map the surface of the Moon in stereo with a resolution of 10 m/pixel. The Terrain Camera is a subsystem of the Lunar Imager / Spectrometer (LISM) package, which also includes the Multiband Imager and the Spectral Profiler. The instrument consists of two telescopes mounted (with a digital processing unit and the Multiband Imager telescopes) in a 22 x 26.5 x 30 cm volume. Each telescope points 15 degrees off-nadir, one forward-looking and one backward-looking. The imaging is done by the push-broom method with 4096 pixels, a swath width of 41.0 km and a field of view of 19.3 degrees. The camera focal length is 7.25 cm, aperture is 1.825 cm, and the F number is 3.98. The two cameras have slightly different parameters. The cameras are panchromatic, covering a spectral range of 0.43 - 0.85 microns. The instrument returns will be used to produce global stereo maps of the surface and a digital terrain model with a height resolution of 20 - 30 m.
Questions and comments about this experiment can be directed to: Dr. David R. Williams
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. Makiko Ohtake | Principal Investigator | National Space Development Agency of Japan | ohtake.makiko@jaxa.jp |
Dr. Junichi Haruyama | Principal Investigator | Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science | haruyama.junichi@jaxa.jp |