MEX VMC
ODE: Mars
Mission: ESA's MEX
Instrument: VMC
PDS Geosciences Node: PDS Source Information and Archive
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The Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) onboard the ESA Mars Express spacecraft was originally intended as an engineering camera to monitor the release of the Beagle-2 lander, but has subsequently been used for outreach and scientific purposes. In 2016 it was designated a science instrument. The instrument records gray-scale images and color images using a Bayer grid to provide monitoring of large scale features on Mars, such as clouds, dust, and surface ice cover. The VMC science team lead is Agustin Sanchez-Lavega, University of Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain.
VMC Products:
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Experiment Data Record (raw data) Please see the VMC Experiment to Archive Interface Control Document (PDF) and Other VMC Documents for details. |
MEX-M-VMC-2-EDR-V1 (Nominal Mission) MEX-M-VMC-2-EDR-EXT1-V1 (Extended Mission 1) MEX-M-VMC-2-EDR-EXT2-V1 (Extended Mission 2) MEX-M-VMC-2-EDR-EXT3-V1 (Extended Mission 3) MEX-M-VMC-2-EDR-EXT4-V1 (Extended Mission 4) MEX-M-VMC-2-EDR-EXT5-V1 (Extended Mission 5) MEX-M-VMC-2-EDR-EXT6-V1 (Extended Mission 6) MEX-M-VMC-2-EDR-EXT7-V1 (Extended Mission 7) |
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Reduced Data Record (calibrated data) Please see the VMC Experiment to Archive Interface Control Document (PDF) and Other VMC Documents for details.
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MEX-M-VMC-3-RDR-EXT1-V1 (Extended Mission 1) MEX-M-VMC-3-RDR-EXT2-V1 (Extended Mission 2) MEX-M-VMC-3-RDR-EXT3-V1 (Extended Mission 3) MEX-M-VMC-3-RDR-EXT4-V1 (Extended Mission 4) MEX-M-VMC-3-RDR-EXT5-V1 (Extended Mission 5) MEX-M-VMC-3-RDR-EXT6-V1 (Extended Mission 6) MEX-M-VMC-3-RDR-EXT7-V1 (Extended Mission 7) |