BRRISON IR Camera (BIRC)

McMichael, R. T.; Noble, M.; Adams, Douglas S.; Bernasconi, P. N.; Borowski, H.; Bupp, R.; Cheng, A. F.; Eaton, H.; Espiritu, R. C.; Fletcher, Zachary; Heffernan, K. J.; Hibbitts, K.; Kee, Calvin L.; Maahs, Gordon; Murphy, G. A.; Rolander, N.; Strohbehn, K.; Troll, John; Williams, Bruce D.

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“…The first science target observed by BOPPS was the Oort Cloud comet Siding Spring, after which the dwarf planet Ceres was observed and then a second Oort Cloud comet, Jacques, all using the multispectral BIRC instrument. The BIRC instrument is described in detail in Reference [7]. Table 2 summarizes the BIRC observations, showing the sun distance rH of the target, the Earth distance δ, the solar phase angle, the calibration star employed, and successful detections.…”

Section: Contributions Of the Bopps Missionmentioning

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Stratospheric balloons for planetary science and the Balloon Observation Platform for Planetary Science (BOPPS) mission summary

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2015 IEEE Aerospace Conference

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NASA and the planetary science community have been exploring the potential contributions of stratospheric balloons to decadal class planetary science. Previous studies of the ~200 questions raised in the Decadal Survey have identified about 45 topics that are potentially suitable for addressing by stratospheric balloon platforms. A stratospheric balloon mission was flown in the fall of 2014 called BOPPS, Balloon Observation Platform for Planetary Science. This mission observed a number of planetary targets including two Oort cloud comets. The optical system and instrumentation payload was able to provide unique measurements of the intended targets and increase our understanding of these primitive bodies and their implications for us here on Earth. This paper will discuss the mission, instrumentation and initial results and how these may contribute to the broader planetary science objectives of NASA and the scientific community. This paper will also identify how the instrument platform on BOPPS may be able to contribute to future balloon-based science. Finally the paper will address potential future enhancements and the expected science impacts should those enhancements be implemented.

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Section: Contributions Of the Bopps Missionmentioning

confidence: 99%