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  • Image processing
  • 1989-2-21
  • 1989-02-28
  • 1989-03-25

Images from the soviet Phobos 2 mission. Processed from raw data available here ftp://nssdcftp.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
Image processing included correction of non-square VSK camera CCD pixels, image orientation and CCD readout smearing. Color data was derived from filter 1 and 3 information. High resolution channel 2 data was also integrated into the final images. Images are sorted by date. Phobos 2 mission information can be found here:
http://www.iki.rssi.ru/IPL/phobos.html

 

Phobos Mosaic

 

1989-2-21 imaging session (Phobos)

          

1989-2-28 imaging session (Phobos transiting Mars)

13:01 13:16 13:31 13:31 14:01 14:17

1989-3-25 imaging session (Phobos transiting Mars)

09:21 09:41 10:01 10:20 10:41

Mission Summary:

 Launch
12-07-1988
 Mars
30-01-1989
 Last Contact
27-03-1989

VSK Camera:

Pixels X
Pixels Y
505
288
Bit Depth
Sensor
8
CCD
 
Filters
 1 - Red(?)
 2 - Hires visible
 3 - Blue(3)

Termoscan Camera:

Pixels X
Pixels Y
3408
-
Bit Depth
Sensor
8
CCD
 
Filters
 1 - Visible
 2 - Infrared

 

 

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