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Experiment: OMEGA
VISIBLE AND INFRARED MAPPING SPECTROMETER
SPECTROMETRY OF THE MARTIAN SURFACE AND ATMOSPHERE
Main scientific objectives:
mapping of the Martian surface composition: igneous and sedimentary rocks and soils, frosts and ices;
mapping of major gaseous and solid atmospheric components.
Spectral channels:
IR-1 ( a range of 2.7 - 5.2 µ m )
IR-2 ( a range of 1.05 - 2.7µ m )
VNIR ( a range of 0.35 - 1.05µ m )
Main performance characteristics:
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spectral resolution | 50 to 100 |
angular resolution | 4 min. of arc |
Spatial resolution | 0.4 to 4 km |
Swath width | 8.8 degree |
Mass [kg] | 29,1 |
Cooperation:France, Russia, Italy.
Contact persons: | J.-P. Bibring (PI), fax: 33-1-698-58-675
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