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The Galileo Solid-State Imaging experiment

Abstract

The Galileo Orbiter's Solid-State Imaging (SSI) experiment uses a 1.5-m focal length TV camera with 800 x 800 pixel, virtual-phase CCD detector in order to obtain images of Jupiter and its satellites which possess a combination of sensitivity levels, spatial resolutions, geometric fidelity, and spectral range that are unmatched by earlier imaging data. After describing the performance of this equipment on the basis of ground calibrations, attention is given to the SSI experiment's Jupiter system observation objectives; these encompass atmospheric science, satellite surfaces, ring structure, and 'darkside' experiments.

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Belton, Michael J. S., Klaasen, Kenneth P., Clary, Maurice C., Anderson, James L., Anger, Clifford D., Carr, Michael H., Chapman, Clark R., Davies, Merton E., Greeley, Ronald, Anderson, Donald. 1992-05-01. The Galileo Solid-State Imaging experiment. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920061971

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