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MIRO Continuum Calibration for Asteroid Mode

TBMG-9555

04/01/2011

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MIRO (Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter) is a lightweight, uncooled, dual-frequency heterodyne radiometer. The MIRO encountered asteroid Steins in 2008, and during the flyby, MIRO used the Asteroid Mode to measure the emission spectrum of Steins. The Asteroid Mode is one of the seven modes of the MIRO operation, and is designed to increase the length of time that a spectral line is in the MIRO pass-band during a flyby of an object. This software is used to calibrate the continuum measurement of Steins’ emission power during the asteroid flyby.

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"MIRO Continuum Calibration for Asteroid Mode," Mobility Engineering, April 1, 2011.
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Apr 1, 2011
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TBMG-9555
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English