Back to the Moon, on to an asteroid: The Clementine Mission

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Oct 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993plr....13...10n&link_type=abstract

Planetary Report (ISSN 0736-3680), vol. 13, no. 5, p. 10-11, 14-15

Physics

Artificial Satellites, Asteroid Missions, Asteroids, Lunar Probes, Cameras, Charge Coupled Devices, Infrared Instruments, Moon-Earth Trajectories, Optical Radar

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The planned Clementine satellite mission to the Moon and the Earth-orbit crossing asteroid Geographos is described. It is intended for launch in January 1994. The mission's primary goal is to space-qualify a set of lightweight electronic cameras for the Defense Department to use in detaching the tracking ballistic missiles. Approximately two months will be spent mapping the Lunar surface before traveling to Geographos. At Geographos, approximately 2000 images will be gathered for transmission to Earth. Clementine's instruments include an ultraviolet/visible CCD camera, near-infrared and long-wavelength infrared cameras, and a combined high-resolution CCD camera and laser ranging system.

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