Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
May 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975ssi.....1..189h&link_type=abstract
Space Science Instrumentation, vol. 1, May 1975, p. 189-241.
Mathematics
Logic
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Cameras, Facsimile Communication, Spaceborne Photography, Viking Lander Spacecraft, Viking Mars Program, Angular Resolution, Channel Capacity, Color Photography, Data Transmission, Infrared Photography, Near Infrared Radiation, Optical Scanners, Photodiodes
Scientific paper
The 7.3 kg cameras for the 1976 Viking Mars expedition feature an array of 12 silicon photodiodes, including six spectral bands for color and near-infrared imaging with an angular resolution of 0.12 deg and four focus steps for broadband imaging, with an improved angular resolution of 0.04 deg. The field of view in elevation ranges from 40 deg above to 60 deg below the horizon, and in azimuth ranges to 342.5 deg. The cameras are mounted 0.8 m apart to provide a stereo view of the area accessible to a surface sampler for biological and chemical investigations. The scanning rates are synchronized to the lander data transmission rates of 16000 bits per sec to the Viking orbiters as relay stations and 250 bits per sec directly to earth. However, image data can also be stored on a lander tape recorder. About 10 million bits of image data will be transmitted during most days of the 60-day-long mission planned for each lander.
Huck Friedrich O.
McCall H. F.
Patterson W. R.
Taylor Richard G.
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