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SMPTE Journal ( Volume: 89, Issue: 8, August 1980)
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Pioneer 11 Saturn Display System

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SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPTE
Volume
89, No. 8, pp. 557–560
Abstract
Pioneer 10 encountered the planet Jupiter on 3 December 1973. Pioneer 11 encountered Jupiter on 2 December 1974 and subsequently encountered the planet Saturn - on 1 September 1979. Pioneers 10 and 11 both used the Pioneer Image Converter System (PICS), which was designed to convert imaging mode digital imaging signals into TV signals for nationwide distribution. The PICS performed digital-to-analog conversion and also performed the data-rate upconversion necessary to produce a TV signal from the very low data rate of the Imaging Photopolarimeter (IPP). The IPP is briefly described, showing the method used to produce the images. The PICS processed the red and blue data from the IPP in order to form a synthetic green TV signal so that cosmetically appealing displays of the planetary images could be created. The PICS proved to be an invaluable aid to observers and mission operation personnel during encounter periods. The performance of the IPP was monitored and the image quality was evaluated in real time using the PICS.
Publication Date
1980-08-01
DOI
10.5594/J01581
ISSN
Print: 0036-1682
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J01581
Author(s)
L. Ralph BakerOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
Copyright
© 1980 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

Bibliographic Reference(s)

  • Photoinstrumentation [Active]
  • Pioneer/Jupiter Real-Time Display System [Active]
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  • 3. Gehrels T. , “Imaging Photopolarimeter on Pioneer Saturn,” Science , 207 : No. 4429 , 25 Jan. 1980 . EXTERNAL
  • 4. Fimmel R. Swindell W. Burgess E. , “Pioneer Odyssey,” NASA Publ. SP349, revised edition , 1977 . EXTERNAL
  • 6. Hall C. F. , Science , 183 : 301 , No. 4122, 1974 . EXTERNAL
  • 7. Detailed Instrument Description — Pioneer F/G , Contract NAS2-5605, Santa Barbara Research Corp. , 1 Oct. 1971 . EXTERNAL
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