Imaging Technique of the DISR Camera on the Huygens Lander

摘要

The Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer (DISR) camera aboard the Huygens Probe to Saturn's moon Titan used a single frame transfer loral CCD to acquire image and radiometric data from nine individual optical sub - systems. The CCD was especially designed for DISR and was a German contribution to the DISR instrument established at the University of Arizona. Cassini/Huygens was launched in 1997, and the Huygens probe descended in 2005 through the atmosphere of Titan. DISR returned exciting pictures and spectra during descent and even after landing for more than 3 hours.