MIPS
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MIPS is an infrared imaging and photometry instrument that operated aboard the Spitzer Space Telescope, used to study celestial objects at multiple mid- to far-infrared wavelengths.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrared imaging instrument
ⓘ
photometry instrument ⓘ space telescope instrument ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| band |
160 micrometer band
ⓘ
24 micrometer band ⓘ 70 micrometer band ⓘ |
| capability |
infrared imaging
ⓘ
infrared photometry ⓘ multiband observations ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
infrared images
ⓘ
infrared sky maps ⓘ photometric measurements ⓘ |
| fullName | Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMission | Spitzer Space Telescope mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionPhase | cryogenic mission phase of Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ |
| hostTelescopeOrbit | Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit ⓘ |
| hostTelescopeType | cryogenic space telescope ⓘ |
| location | space ⓘ |
| observatory | Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes |
debris disks around stars
ⓘ
galaxies ⓘ interstellar dust clouds ⓘ planetary systems ⓘ star-forming regions ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | decommissioned ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
study of celestial objects in the infrared
ⓘ
study of debris disks ⓘ study of galaxies in the infrared ⓘ study of interstellar dust ⓘ study of star formation ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spectralBandCenter |
160 micrometers
ⓘ
24 micrometers ⓘ 70 micrometers ⓘ |
| telescopeType | space-based infrared telescope instrument ⓘ |
| usedFor |
characterizing circumstellar disks
ⓘ
detecting cool objects not visible in optical light ⓘ mapping extended infrared emission ⓘ measuring thermal emission from dust ⓘ studying the interstellar medium ⓘ surveying nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
far-infrared
ⓘ
mid-infrared ⓘ |
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