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TheVNIR-VIMS experiment for Craf/Cassini

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We describe a multispectral camera in the wavelength range of (0.35 ÷ 1.050) μm. VNIR constitutes the visible channel of the VIMS (Visual near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer) instrument designed for the Craf/Cassini NASA mission to the Hamburga asteroid and the outer giant planets, Jupiter and Saturn. Possible scientific investigations are analysed and a detailed technical description of the VNIR experiment is given.

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    V. Formisano, A. Adriani & G. Bellucci

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Formisano, V., Adriani, A. & Bellucci, G. TheVNIR-VIMS experiment for Craf/Cassini. Nouv Cim C 15, 1179–1192 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02506711

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