The CCD imager electronics for the mars pathfinder and mars surveyor cameras

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1112-1118

  Kramm, J Rainer ^a   Thomas, Nicolas ^a   Keller, H Uwe ^a   Smith, Peter H ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog to digital conversion; Charge coupled devices; Imager for Mars pathfinder (IMP); Mars pathfinder; Mars surveyor 98

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CHARGE TRANSFER; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; IMAGE SENSORS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PHOTODETECTORS; READOUT SYSTEMS;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE (CCD) DETECTORS; STEREO CAMERAS;

SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0032179203     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.746566     Document Type: Article

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