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Studying panoramic cameras for lunar exploration (LCAM)

Programme
Discovery
Programme Reference
2012-25
Start Date
End Date
Country
UK
Studying panoramic cameras for lunar exploration (LCAM)
Description

Beginning in June 2012, an MSSL-led team have performed a study of the requirements and design of a Lunar Surface Camera Package for Exploration L- CAM for the ESA Lunar Lander. However, the Lunar Lander program was terminated by the ESA Ministerial Council in November 2012. As a result, with four of the six TNs requested in the SoW completed, ESA instructed MSSL to concentrate work on the L-CAM thermal model. The following final report is therefore composed of TNs 1- 4 and the Thermal Report.

Executive summary