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: WAOSS
WIDE-ANGLE STEREOSCOPIC TV-CAMERA


Synoptic survey of Mars


Main scientific objectives: Global monitoring of time variations of the surface and atmosphere condition; in particular, cloud movements, changes due to dust storm, etc.


Main performance characteristics:
Focal length(mm) 21,7
Angular resolution (sec of arc/pxl)64
Spatial resolution (m) from H-300 km 96
Radiometric resolution (bit) 8
Spectral range (¦ m) 0.4 - 0.7
Number of pixels per scanline 5184
Angle of view (degree)80
Swath width (km) from H=300 km496
Convergence angle (degree)+/-20
Mass [kg]7,1





Cooperation: Russia, Germany,

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



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