New Horizons Ralph instrument
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The New Horizons Ralph instrument is a visible and infrared imager/spectrometer aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, designed to capture detailed color and composition data of distant Kuiper Belt objects and other solar system bodies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Horizons Ralph instrument canonical | 1 |
| Ralph (New Horizons instrument) | 1 |
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Target entity: New Horizons Ralph instrument Context triple: [Arrokoth, observedBy, New Horizons Ralph instrument]
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New Horizons
New Horizons is a NASA space probe best known for its historic flyby of Pluto and exploration of the outer regions of the solar system.
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LORRI
LORRI is the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager, a high-resolution telescopic camera aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft used for detailed imaging of distant solar system bodies.
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Voyager 2 imaging system
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.
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Nomad space probe
The Nomad space probe is a fictional, highly advanced robotic spacecraft from the Star Trek universe that becomes a powerful and dangerous hybrid entity after merging with an alien probe.
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OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission
The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission is a NASA spacecraft project that traveled to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, collected surface material, and returned the samples to Earth for scientific study.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New Horizons Ralph instrument Target entity description: The New Horizons Ralph instrument is a visible and infrared imager/spectrometer aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, designed to capture detailed color and composition data of distant Kuiper Belt objects and other solar system bodies.
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A.
New Horizons
New Horizons is a NASA space probe best known for its historic flyby of Pluto and exploration of the outer regions of the solar system.
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B.
LORRI
LORRI is the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager, a high-resolution telescopic camera aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft used for detailed imaging of distant solar system bodies.
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C.
Voyager 2 imaging system
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.
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D.
Nomad space probe
The Nomad space probe is a fictional, highly advanced robotic spacecraft from the Star Trek universe that becomes a powerful and dangerous hybrid entity after merging with an alien probe.
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E.
OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission
The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission is a NASA spacecraft project that traveled to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, collected surface material, and returned the samples to Earth for scientific study.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spacecraft imaging instrument
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visible and infrared imager/spectrometer ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
color and composition maps of Arrokoth
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composition maps of Pluto’s surface ices ⓘ global color maps of Pluto ⓘ |
| dataType |
hyperspectral cubes
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multispectral images ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Ball Aerospace
NERFINISHED
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Southwest Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-angle ⓘ |
| fullName | Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsystem |
LEISA
NERFINISHED
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MVIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2006-01-19 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 551 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | New Horizons mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhaseUsage |
Jupiter flyby observations
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Kuiper Belt extended mission NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluto system encounter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ralph Kramden character from The Honeymooners ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| pairedWith | New Horizons Alice instrument ⓘ |
| partOf | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
infrared imaging
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spectroscopy ⓘ visible imaging ⓘ |
| purpose |
capture composition data of distant solar system bodies
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capture detailed color data of distant solar system bodies ⓘ map surface composition ⓘ study Kuiper Belt objects ⓘ study Pluto system ⓘ support geological and morphological studies ⓘ |
| roleInMission |
primary color imager
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primary composition mapper ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
planetary science
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remote sensing ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | New Horizons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody |
Arrokoth
NERFINISHED
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Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuiper Belt objects NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluto’s small moons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType |
CCD
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infrared detector array ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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visible ⓘ |
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Subject: New Horizons Ralph instrument Description of subject: The New Horizons Ralph instrument is a visible and infrared imager/spectrometer aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, designed to capture detailed color and composition data of distant Kuiper Belt objects and other solar system bodies.
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