VIRTIS imaging spectrometer

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spectrometer
gptkbp:can_detect water ice
organic compounds
gases in the coma
gptkbp:contributes_to cometary science
gptkbp:designed_for planetary exploration
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:has_ability high-resolution images
gptkbp:has_applications_in astrochemistry
gptkbp:has_two_channels VIRTIS-M and VIRTIS-H
gptkbp:has_view_of up to 30 degrees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VIRTIS imaging spectrometer
gptkbp:instrument optical filters
infrared sensors
data processing units
optical elements
spectral detectors
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in temperature measurements
various wavelengths
cometary activity
volatile compounds
surface temperature
mineralogical composition
thermal emissions
cometary outgassing
cometary dust
spectral reflectance
gptkbp:is_capable_of mapping surface features
gptkbp:is_designed_to analyze surface materials
gptkbp:is_explored_in cometary environments
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:ESA's_Rosetta_mission
gptkb:Rosetta's_scientific_payload
gptkb:Rosetta_mission
ESA's planetary science missions
European Space Agency's missions
payload of Rosetta
scientific investigations of comets
gptkbp:is_studied_for gptkb:comet_67_P/_Churyumov-Gerasimenko
cometary nuclei
cometary surface processes
gptkbp:is_used_in multiple scientific publications
gptkbp:launched_in gptkb:2004
gptkbp:map surface mineralogy
surface temperature variations
spatial distribution of materials
gptkbp:monitors cometary changes
gptkbp:operated_by scientific teams
gptkbp:operates_in visible and infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:operates_under temperatures between -20° C and +60° C
gptkbp:provides_information_on temperature
surface composition
atmospheric properties
cometary evolution
gptkbp:resolution 1.5 km
up to 300 meters per pixel
gptkbp:symbolizes surface features
surface albedo
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Rosetta_spacecraft
gptkb:spectroscopy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rosetta_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5