VMC
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VMC is the Venus Monitoring Camera, a wide-angle imaging instrument on the European Space Agency’s Venus Express spacecraft used to study Venus’s atmosphere and cloud dynamics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VMC canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venus orbiter camera
ⓘ
spacecraft imaging instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Venus Monitoring Camera ⓘ |
| arrivalAtVenusDate | 2006-04-11 ⓘ |
| dataArchive | ESA Planetary Science Archive ⓘ |
| dataType | imaging data ⓘ |
| dataUsage |
creation of global cloud motion wind fields
ⓘ
study of Venus super-rotation ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-angle ⓘ |
| fullName | Venus Monitoring Camera ⓘ |
| function |
global imaging of Venus cloud tops
ⓘ
monitoring atmospheric dynamics over time ⓘ |
| hostAgency | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| hostMission |
Venus Express
ⓘ
surface form:
Venus Express mission
|
| hostSpacecraftBus | Venus Express bus ⓘ |
| hostSpacecraftOrbitType | polar orbit around Venus ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2005-11-09 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Soyuz-Fregat ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2015 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long temporal baseline of Venus atmospheric observations
ⓘ
provides context imaging for other instruments on Venus Express ⓘ |
| observingGeometry |
limb viewing
ⓘ
nadir viewing ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Venus Express ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbitsObserved | thousands of Venus Express orbits ⓘ |
| platformType | orbital remote sensing instrument ⓘ |
| primaryScienceObjective |
study Venus’s atmosphere
ⓘ
study Venus’s cloud dynamics ⓘ |
| primaryScienceTarget |
Venus atmosphere
ⓘ
Venus clouds ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
planetary atmospheres
ⓘ
planetary meteorology ⓘ remote sensing ⓘ |
| scienceOperationsEnd | 2014 ⓘ |
| scienceOperationsStart | 2006 ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Venus Express ⓘ |
| spectralRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
ultraviolet ⓘ visible ⓘ |
| target | Venus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cloud tracking
ⓘ
long-term monitoring of Venus meteorology ⓘ study of atmospheric waves ⓘ study of polar atmospheric structures ⓘ support for other Venus Express instruments ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Venus Express