Type and quality of scientific information desired from TV cameras on spacecraft approaching moon and nearby planets; fundamental limitations due to vibration and shock of rocket launch and to vacuum, radiation, and temperature environment of interplanetary space; influences of solar illumination, phase angle, and altitudes of recording on resolution obtained; optical TV systems employed on certain lunar and planetary probes are described; methods of improving optical TV images received on earth by reduction of background noise.


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    Title :

    Optical problems of television recording of moon and planets from approaching spacecraft


    Additional title:

    Applied Optics


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    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English