NSSDCA ID: 2009-031B-04
Mission Name: Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)The LCROSS Mid-Infrared Camera 1 (MIR1) is one of two MIR cameras on the spacecraft. MIR1 is a ruggedized vanadium oxide (VOx) microbolometer designed to return MIR (6.0 - 13.5 micron) thermal images of the Centaur impact and resulting ejecta cloud, monitor the ejecta cloud morphology, determine the MIR grain properties, measure the thermal evolution of the ejecta cloud, and return remnant crater imagery. The camera consists of an uncooled microbolometer focal plane sensor, 164 x 128 pixels digitized at 14-bits and a 30 mm, f/1.6 lens with a 15.0 x 11.0 degree field of view and a 6-10 micron bandpass filter. The instrument is mounted on the inboard side of the LCROSS R6 radiator panel with its aperture pointing in the +X spacecraft direction.
Power (avg): 1.3 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 |