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<h2 id="thermal-infrared-spectrometers">Thermal infrared spectrometers</h2> <h3>Airborne</h3> <ul><li>HyTES: the Hyperspectral Thermal Emission Spectrometer operated by JPL and flown on a Twin Otter or ER2 aircraft</li> <li>TIMS: the Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner, a multispectral radiometer flown on C-130, ER-2, and the Stennis Learjet aircraft.</li> <li>SEBASS: a hyperspectral sensor developed and operated by The Aerospace Corporation.</li> <li>Hyper-Cam: a <a href="/facts/Hyperspectral_imaging/3NsxsAeL">hyperspectral thermal infrared camera</a> developed by Telops.</li> <li>OWL: a <a href="/facts/Hyperspectral_imaging/3NsxsAeL">hyperspectral thermal infrared camera</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Specim/s1vLJEe0">Specim</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Spaceborne</h3> <ul><li>ISM: An imaging spectrometer on board the Soviet <a href="/facts/Phobos_2/VUwzIgz3">Phobos 2</a> spacecraft.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Advanced_Spaceborne_Thermal_Emission_and_Reflection_Radiometer/PezvKIsK">ASTER</a>: a multispectral radiometer on board the Earth-observing <a href="/facts/Terra_(satellite)/HFQuzF66">Terra</a> satellite.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mars_Orbiter_Mission/7BslPK15">TIS</a>: A spectrometer is on board the <a href="/facts/Mangalyan/7BslPK15">Mangalyan</a> spacecraft.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thermal_Emission_Spectrometer/9TBFcGDy">TES</a>: A <a href="/facts/Hyperspectral/3NsxsAeL">hyperspectral</a> spectrometer on board the <a href="/facts/Mars_Global_Surveyor/MGXbPxdx">Mars Global Surveyor</a> spacecraft.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mini-TES/Faq3HHKa">Mini-TES</a>: a small version of the TES instrument carried on both <a href="/facts/Mars_Exploration_Rover/74WxIsHS">Mars Exploration Rovers</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thermal_Emission_Imaging_System/4vdwgk40">THEMIS</a>: a multispectral thermal infrared imager on board the <a href="/facts/2001_Mars_Odyssey/KapXFdK4">2001 Mars Odyssey</a> spacecraft.</li> <li>OTES: thermal spectroscopy aboard <a href="/facts/OSIRIS-REx/CVNn3Xp5">OSIRIS-REx</a> spacecraft</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://tes.asu.edu/">Arizona State University TES Homepage</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19970101120513/http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/jskiles/top-down/OTTER/OTTER_docs/TIMS.html">Description of the TIMS instrument</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Frost&Sullivan, Technical Insights, Aerospace&Defence (Feb 2011), #5: World First Thermal Hyperspectral Camera for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. <a href="https://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?segid=D870-00-48-00-00&ctxixpLink=FcmCtx3&ctxixpLabel=FcmCtx4" target="_blank">https://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/segment-toc.pag?segid=D870-00-48-00-00&ctxixpLink=FcmCtx3&ctxixpLabel=FcmCtx4</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>[1] Phillip R. Christensen et al, Thermal emission spectrometer experiment: Mars Observer Mission, Journal of Geophysical Research, 97, 7719-7734, 25 May 1992 <a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/92JE00453" target="_blank">https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/92JE00453</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>