Voyager 2 imaging system
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The Voyager 2 imaging system is the suite of cameras and associated instruments on the Voyager 2 spacecraft that captured detailed photographs of the outer planets and their moons during its historic flyby mission.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voyager Imaging Science Subsystem | 1 |
| Voyager wide-angle camera | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific instrument suite
ⓘ
spacecraft imaging system ⓘ |
| dataTransmission | radio link via Voyager 2 high-gain antenna ⓘ |
| developedBy | Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | Voyager program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Vidicon tube detectors
ⓘ
filter wheel ⓘ image data processing unit ⓘ imaging electronics ⓘ narrow-angle camera ⓘ optical baffle ⓘ wide-angle camera ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1977-08-20 ⓘ |
| missionRole |
atmospheric studies
ⓘ
geological mapping ⓘ planetary imaging ⓘ ring system imaging ⓘ satellite imaging ⓘ |
| operationalPhase | planetary flyby encounters ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedDataType |
images
ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ photometric measurements ⓘ time-lapse sequences ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | no longer active ⓘ |
| target |
Jovian moons
ⓘ
Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ Neptunian moons ⓘ Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturnian moons ⓘ Uranian moons ⓘ Uranus NERFINISHED ⓘ planetary ring systems ⓘ |
| usedForDiscovery |
Great Dark Spot on Neptune
NERFINISHED
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complex atmospheric bands on Uranus ⓘ complex structure of Jupiter's clouds ⓘ detailed structure of Saturn's rings ⓘ new moons of Jupiter ⓘ new moons of Neptune ⓘ new moons of Saturn ⓘ new moons of Uranus ⓘ shepherd moons in ring systems ⓘ volcanic activity on Io ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | Vidicon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWavelengthBand |
near-infrared
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near-ultraviolet ⓘ visible light ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Voyager Imaging Science Subsystem
this entity surface form:
Voyager wide-angle camera