Long Range Reconnaissance Imager
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Long Range Reconnaissance Imager is the high-resolution telescopic camera aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, designed to capture detailed images of distant solar system objects such as Pluto and Kuiper Belt targets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Horizons instrument
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scientific instrument ⓘ spacecraft camera ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LORRI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Kuiper Belt object observations
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Pluto system observations ⓘ distant solar system imaging ⓘ |
| environment | deep space ⓘ |
| feature |
high angular resolution
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lightweight design for deep-space mission ⓘ long focal length telescope ⓘ narrow field of view ⓘ radiation-hardened electronics ⓘ |
| mission | New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhaseUsage |
Jupiter flyby observations
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Kuiper Belt extended mission observations ⓘ Pluto system flyby observations ⓘ |
| mountingLocation | New Horizons instrument deck ⓘ |
| notableTarget |
Charon
NERFINISHED
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Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 (Arrokoth) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluto's small moons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onboardWith |
Alice ultraviolet imaging spectrograph
NERFINISHED
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Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation (PEPSSI) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph imaging spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter (VBSDC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
geological and morphological studies of target bodies
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high-resolution imaging ⓘ optical navigation support ⓘ |
| providesDataType |
high-resolution images
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optical navigation images ⓘ |
| roleOnSpacecraft |
fine-scale surface imaging
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hazard search for rings and small moons ⓘ long-range reconnaissance ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
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planetary geology ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | New Horizons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralRange | visible light ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
Kuiper Belt
NERFINISHED
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Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ outer solar system ⓘ |
| type | panchromatic camera ⓘ |
| usedFor |
approach imaging
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encounter imaging ⓘ post-encounter imaging ⓘ trajectory refinement ⓘ |
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