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Pre-decisional Information – For Planning and Discussion Purposes Only

Solicitation No. MD-17-11

Table 1: Descent Camera Preliminary Requirements

Requirement Value Comments

Number of pixels output ~1Mpixel Binning, windowing possible

Shutter type Global snapshot

(electronic or mechanical)

Wavelength Visible

Detector type monochrome

FOV 60-90 degrees vertical and horizontal

Radial distortion <18% from f tan(theta)

Signal to noise >80 at the corners Low light conditions: Europa is at 5.2AU from the sun, with an albedo of ~0.6.

Includes effects of transient radiation.

Pixel data output >= 8 bits/pixel

Frame trigger External

Frame latency < 200 ms Time from trigger to receipt of last image data packet at camera-host interface.

Camera-host interface spacewire or channel link Other interfaces possible.

Mass <3.5 kg / camera Includes shielding mass

Power <7 W / camera

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