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Gallery: Instrument

PALS (Passive/Active L- and S-band radiometer)
Instrument Instrument
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Aquarius Instrument
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Radiometer in GSFC clean room

Aquarius Radiometer in Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC) clean room

Unpacking the radiometer in JPL clean room

Unpacking the radiometer in Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL) clean room

Harness integration at JPL

Harness integration at JPL

Electronic boxes mounted on radiators

Electronic boxes mounted on radiators
for installation on primary structure

Harness installation on primary structure

Harness installation on
primary structure

2.5m Aquarius reflector in JPL clean room

Aquarius 2.5m composite reflector in
JPL clean room

OMT/Feed assembly

Ortho-Mode Transducer
(OMT)/Feed assembly

OMT with sunshade in background

Ortho-Mode Transducer (OMT)
with sunshade in background

Aquarius sunshade

Aquarius sunshade

Front of Aquarius instrument

Front of Aquarius instrument

Back of Aquarius instrument

Back of Aquarius instrument

Aquarius PI Gary Lagerloef in front of SAC-D

Aquarius PI Gary Lagerloef standing
in front of SAC-D upon which the Aquarius
instrument will be mounted


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