The Image Mission
| Author | : James L. Burch |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 509 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789401142335 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9401142335 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (335 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Image Mission by : James L. Burch
Download or read book The Image Mission written by James L. Burch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration) is the first NASA MIDEX mission and the first mission dedicated to imaging the Earth's magnetosphere. This volume offers detailed descriptions of the IMAGE instrumentation and of the image inversion techniques used to interpret the data. Also included are chapters on the IMAGE science objectives, the spacecraft design and capabilities, science and mission operations, and the processing and distribution of IMAGE's nonproprietary data products.