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The Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) for the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Mangold, N.; Hansen, C. J.; Cremonese, G. +58 more

The Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) is the main imaging system onboard the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) which was launched on 14 March 2016. CaSSIS is intended to acquire moderately high resolution (4.6 m/pixel) targeted images of Mars at a rate of 10-20 images per day from a roughly circular orbit 400 …

On-Ground Performance and Calibration of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter CaSSIS Imager

Cremonese, G.; Da Deppo, V.; Thomas, N. +22 more

The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) seeks to investigate the biological or geological origin of trace gases found on Mars. The TGO carries a payload of four instruments in order to reach its scientific goals, including the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS). CaSSIS is a colour and stereo telescopic camera tha…