MARS-96      ROBOTIC SPACECRAFT MISSION TO MARS. Brief description
Table of contents
Inroduction
Scientific goals
Scheme of the mission
Spacecraft
Orbiter
Payload of the Orbiter
Scientific goals of
the experiments
Description of
the instruments
Small Stations
Penetrators
Conclusion
 Experiment: HRSC
HIGH RESOLUTION STEREOSCOPIC TV-CAMERA


Detailed survey of Mars


Main scientific objectives:

  • Detailed topographic survey, multiband imaging and photometric studies of the surface with 3D reconstruction of its relief.
  • Atmospheric studies cloud structures, limb brightness, terminator features.

    Instrument: Multifunctional high-resolution stereoscopic TV camera built around 9 CCD arrays.


    Main performance characteristics:
    Focal length(mm) 175
    Angular resolution (sec of arc/pxl)8
    Spatial resolution (m) from H-300 km 12
    Radiometric resolution (bit) 8
    Spectral range (¦ m) 0.4 - 1.0
    Number of pixels per scanline 5184
    Angle of view (degree)11.5
    Swath width (km) from H=300 km62
    Convergence angle (degree)+/-20
    Mass [kg]24





    Cooperation: Russia, Germany,

    Contact persons:G.Neukum (PI), neukum@terra.pe.ba.dlr.de



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