Definition of «imaging spectrometer»

An imaging spectrometer is a device that takes pictures and measures the different colors of light in those images. It helps scientists and researchers study and understand the composition and properties of objects, such as plants, minerals, or atmospheric gases, by analyzing the unique patterns and wavelengths of light they emit or reflect.

Sentences with «imaging spectrometer»

Once he had the signal from the lab glass, he used an algorithm designed to pick out similar signals in data from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM), which flies aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (sciencedaily.com)
Detection of the impact glass by researchers at Brown University, Providence, R.I., is based on data from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (sciencedaily.com)
Orbiting instruments like the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer on the Aqua satellite, and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite collect data on the color of the ocean. (sciencedaily.com)
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