NSSDCA ID: 2009-031B-01
Mission Name: Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)The LCROSS visible camera is 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 comprises a focal plane CCD sensor, 752 x 582 pixels, each pixel is 24-bit RGB, 8 bits per color channel. It operates at 30 Hz (60 fields/sec). The f/1.2, 12 mm focal length lens provides a 30.1 x 22.8 degree field of view. Final image resolution, after sampling by the Data Handling Unit, is 720 x 486 pixels. The camera is mounted on the inboard side of the LCROSS R6 radiator panel with its aperture pointing in the +X spacecraft direction.
Power (avg): 2.9 W
Questions and comments about this experiment can be directed to: Dr. David R. Williams
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Anthony Colaprete | Principal Investigator | NASA Ames Research Center | Anthony.Colaprete-1@nasa.gov |