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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ralph (New Horizons instrument) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spacecraft imaging instrument
ⓘ
visible and infrared imager/spectrometer ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
color and composition maps of Arrokoth
ⓘ
composition maps of Pluto’s surface ices ⓘ global color maps of Pluto ⓘ |
| dataType |
hyperspectral cubes
ⓘ
multispectral images ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Ball Aerospace
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ⓘ
Southwest Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-angle ⓘ |
| fullName | Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsystem |
LEISA
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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
ⓘ
primary composition mapper ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
planetary science
ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | New Horizons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody |
Arrokoth
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arrokoth
this entity surface form:
Ralph (New Horizons instrument)