The Dawn Framing Camera

The Framing Camera (FC) is the German contribution to the Dawn mission. The camera will map 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres through a clear filter and 7 band-pass filters covering the wavelengths from the visible to the near-IR. The camera will allow the determination of the physical parameters of the asteroids...

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Published in:Space science reviews 2011-12, Vol.163 (1-4), p.263-327
Main Authors: Sierks, H., Keller, H. U., Jaumann, R., Michalik, H., Behnke, T., Bubenhagen, F., Büttner, I., Carsenty, U., Christensen, U., Enge, R., Fiethe, B., Gutiérrez Marqués, P., Hartwig, H., Krüger, H., Kühne, W., Maue, T., Mottola, S., Nathues, A., Reiche, K.-U., Richards, M. L., Roatsch, T., Schröder, S. E., Szemerey, I., Tschentscher, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Asteroids
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Bandpass filters
Cameras
Data processing
Detectors
Framing cameras
Geochemistry
Geomorphology
Mineralogy
Orbits
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Pixels
Planetology
Reconstruction
Redundancy
Space Exploration and Astronautics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics
Spacecraft
Topography
Wavelengths
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Summary:The Framing Camera (FC) is the German contribution to the Dawn mission. The camera will map 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres through a clear filter and 7 band-pass filters covering the wavelengths from the visible to the near-IR. The camera will allow the determination of the physical parameters of the asteroids, the reconstruction of their global shape as well as local topography and surface geomorphology, and provide information on composition via surface reflectance characteristics. The camera will also serve for orbit navigation. The resolution of the Framing Camera will be up to 12 m per pixel in low altitude mapping orbit at Vesta (62 m per pixel at Ceres), at an angular resolution of 93.7 μrad px −1 . The instrument uses a reclosable front door to protect the optical system and a filter-wheel mechanism to select the band-pass for observation. The detector data is read out and processed by a data processing unit. A power converter unit supplies all required power rails for operation and thermal maintenance. For redundancy reasons, two identical cameras were provided, both located side by side on the + Z -deck of the spacecraft. Each camera has a mass of 5.5 kg.
ISSN:0038-6308
1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-011-9745-4