Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:aboard gptkb:Cassini_orbiter
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:endDate 2017
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS)
gptkbp:launched 1997
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Michael_Flasar
gptkbp:purpose measure temperature and composition of Saturn's atmosphere
analyze atmospheres of Saturn's moons
study thermal structure of Saturn's rings
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:studies infrared spectra
atmospheres of planets
rings of Saturn
thermal emissions
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cassini–Huygens
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 7 to 1000 micrometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cassini_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6