Instrument class · Composition, spatially resolved

Imaging Spectrometer

An instrument that captures both an image and a spectrum for every pixel, mapping the composition of a surface or atmosphere by the wavelengths of light it reflects or emits.

Instruments of this class

Galileo Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)Instrument
Galileo's imaging spectrometer, which mapped the composition of Jupiter's moons and found evidence for salts and a subsurface ocean on Europa.

Knowledge connections

Group includesGalileo Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
Group includesMIRI
Group includesMUSE

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.

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