Space Science missions and data services · Space Science missions and data services . Overview •...
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Dr Peter Allan
Space Science missions and data services
Overview
• Preliminaries
• Software and Data Centres
• Space-based Astronomy
• Ground-based astronomy
• Planets
• Space plasmas
Why go into space?
Data Processing & Data Centres
• Then and now
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Preserving Data
• Preserve the bits
• Preserve the information
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Space-based Astronomy
• IR
ISO, Herschel
• UV
IUE
• X-ray
ROSAT, XMM
ISO
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IUE
X-ray missions
• Hot gas in clusters of galaxies
• Supernova Remnants
• X-ray binary stars
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VISTA camera
2.5m x 1.5m
2.9 tonnes
Ground-based Astronomy
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Planets
Mars Express
Venus Express
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Supernovae are a blast
Black holes are out of sight
Titan has atmosphere
Cassini / Huygens
Space Plasmas
AMPTE
dHybrid simulation box
Cluster & Double Star
To be continued …