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==== Imager for ''Mars Pathfinder'' (IMP), (includes [[magnetometer]] and [[anemometer]]) ==== Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |title=IMP Camera Specifications |url=https://mars.nasa.gov/MPF/imp/science/specs.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=mars.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=P. H. |last2=Tomasko |first2=M. G. |last3=Britt |first3=D. |last4=Crowe |first4=D. G. |last5=Reid |first5=R. |last6=Keller |first6=H. U. |last7=Thomas |first7=N. |last8=Gliem |first8=F. |last9=Rueffer |first9=P. |last10=Sullivan |first10=R. |last11=Greeley |first11=R. |last12=Knudsen |first12=J. M. |last13=Madsen |first13=M. B. |last14=Gunnlaugsson |first14=H. P. |last15=Hviid |first15=S. F. |date=1997-02-25 |title=The imager for Mars Pathfinder experiment |journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets |language=en |volume=102 |issue=E2 |pages=4003β4025 |doi=10.1029/96JE03568|bibcode=1997JGR...102.4003S |doi-access=free }}</ref> [[File:Mars Pathfinder IMP camera.gif|thumb|Mars Pathfinder IMP camera closeup]] [[File:Diagram of Mars Pathfinder IMP camera.jpg|thumb|Diagram of Mars Pathfinder IMP camera]] The IMP had a set of filters designed to record surface and atmospheric phenomena. There were two cameras, or eyes, allowing for [[Stereoscopy|stereoscopic imagery]], with the set of filters being slightly different between them. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Mars Pathfinder Instrument Descriptions |url=https://mars.nasa.gov/MPF/mpf/sci_desc.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=mars.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=How does the IMP work ? |url=https://mars.nasa.gov/MPF/imp/howdoes/how_does.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=mars.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=IMP Instrument Overview |url=https://atmos.nmsu.edu/data_and_services/atmospheres_data/MARS/pathfinder/logs/Instrument%20Overview.pdf |website=atmos.nmsu.edu}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+IMP filter characteristics<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> !Eye and Filter !Center Wavelength (nm) !Bandwidth (nm) !Category |- |L0 |443 |26 |Stereo, Geology |- |L5 |671 |20 |Stereo, Geology |- |L6 |802 |21 |Geology |- |L7 |858 |34 |Geology |- |L8 |898 |41 |Geology |- |L9 |931 |27 |Stereo, Ranging, Geology |- |L10 |1003 |29 |Geology |- |L11 |968 |31 |Stereo, Ranging, Geology |- |R0 |443 |26 |Stereo, Geology |- |R5 |671 |20 |Stereo, Geology |- |R6 |752 |19 |Geology |- |R8 |600 |21 |Geology |- |R9 |531 |30 |Stereo, Ranging, Geology |- |R10 |480 |27 |Geology |- |R11 |967 |30 |Stereo, Ranging, Geology |- |L1 |450 |5 |Solar |- |L2 |883 |6 |Solar |- |L3 |925 |5 |Solar |- |L4 |935 |5 |Solar |- |R1 |670 |5 |Solar |- |R2 |946 |44 |Solar |- |R3 |936 |5 |Solar |- |R4 |989 |5 |Solar |}
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