Multi-band imaging camera and its sciences for the Japanese near-earth asteroid mission MUSES-C

In this paper we present current development status of our Asteroid Multi-band Imaging CAmera (AMICA) for the Japan-US joint asteroid sample return mission MUSES-C. The launch of the spacecraft is planned around the end of 2002 and the whole mission period till sample retrieval on Earth will be appr...

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Published in:Earth, planets and space planets and space, 2001-01, Vol.53 (11), p.1047-1063
Main Authors: NAKAMURA, Tsuko, NAKAMURA, Akiko M, SAITO, Jun, SASAKI, Sho, NAKAMURA, Ryosuke, DEMURA, Hirohide, AKIYAMA, Hiroaki, THOLEN, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asteroid missions
Asteroids
Astronomical and space-research instrumentation
Astronomy
Cameras
Charge-coupled devices, image detectors and ir detector arrays
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental astronomy and astrophysics. Instrumentation, techniques, and astronomical observations
Near-Earth Objects
Sample return missions
Spacecraft
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Summary:In this paper we present current development status of our Asteroid Multi-band Imaging CAmera (AMICA) for the Japan-US joint asteroid sample return mission MUSES-C. The launch of the spacecraft is planned around the end of 2002 and the whole mission period till sample retrieval on Earth will be approximately five years. The nominal target is the asteroid 1998SF36, one of the Amor-type asteroids. The AMICA specifications for the mission are shown here along with its ground-based and inflight calibration methods. We also describe the observational scenario at the asteroid, in relation to scientific goals.
ISSN:1343-8832
1880-5981
1880-5981
DOI:10.1186/BF03351703