AbstractMEMORIS (MErcury Moderate Resolution Imaging System) is a wide angle camera (WAC) concept for the ESA mission BepiColombo. The main scientific objectives consist of observing the whole surface of Mercury in the spectral range of 400–1000 nm, with a spatial resolution of 50 m per pixel at peri-Herm (400 km) and 190 m at apo-Herm (1500 km). It will obtain a map of Mercury in stereo mode allowing the determination of a digital elevation model with a panchromatic filter through two different channels. The camera will also perform multispectral imaging of the surface with a set of 8–12 different broad band filters. A third channel dedicated to limb observations will provide images of the atmosphere. MEMORIS will thus monitor the surface and the atmosphere during the entire mission, providing a unique opportunity to study the relationship between surface regions and the atmosphere, as suggested by ground-based observations and theory.


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    Title :

    MEMORIS: a wide angle camera for the BepiColombo mission


    Contributors:
    Cremonese, G. (author) / Capria, M.T. (author) / Achilli, V. (author) / Angrilli, F. (author) / Baggio, P. (author) / Barbieri, C. (author) / Baumgardner, J. (author) / Bistacchi, N. (author) / Capaccioni, F. (author) / Caporali, A. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 33 , 12 ; 2182-2188


    Publication date :

    2003-03-11


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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