SATELLITE INSTRUMENT
MINI-EUSO
Mini-EUSO is an instrument developed to observe high-energy phenomena in space and is designed to operate aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This instrument is part of the EUSO (Extreme Universe Space Observatory) project, which aims to study cosmic rays and other high-energy phenomena.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
Wide-field detector
OBSERVED AREA
280 x 280 km
DATA AVAILABILITY
Yes
TIME RANGE
2019 – 2021
FREQUENCY OF MEASUREMENT
Sporadic
DATA PUBLISHING FREQUENCY
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DATA PUBLISHING DALAY
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OWNER
ASI – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
CONTACTS
www.jemeuso.com
MORE INFO
CALIBRATED DATA
No
MEASUREMENT UNIT
counts
WAVELENGHT RANGE
290 – 430 nm
FIELD-OF-VIEW
44° x 44°
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
6.3 km x 6.3 km
ORBIT TYPE
LOE (Low Earth Orbit, about 400 km of altitude
DATA VISUALISATION
Yes
DATA DOWNLOAD
Yes
DATA FORMAT
png, kmz, txt
data policy
Not specified
FURTHER REFERENCES
Observation of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range from the International Space Station with the Mini-EUSO detector (read the article)
Dataset of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range (290-430 nm), with 6.3 km resolution in the latitude range -51.6<L<+51.6 degrees, acquired on board the International Space Station with the Mini-EUSO detector (read the article)
Mini-EUSO: 100 di queste sezioni! (read the article – just Italian)