The exposure time was set to obtain a signal from the Moon in all four channels simultaneously. For this reason Earth is overexposed.
The value of such images to the scientific teams is that it allows them to test and calibrate their instruments before Venus approach.
VMC is a wide-angle multi-channel camera that will be able to take images of the planet in the near-infrared, ultraviolet and visible wavelengths. VMC will be able to make global images and will study the cloud dynamics and image the surface. In addition it will assist in the identification of phenomena seen by other instruments.
The VMC team is led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS), Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany.
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| • | Looking at Venus (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Venus_Express/index.html) |
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| • | ESApod: Venus Express (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Venus_Express/SEMHXANFGLE_0.html) |
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Related articles
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| • | And now… straight to Venus! (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMIMWMVGJE_index_0.html) |
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| • | Successful Venus Express main engine test (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMVX5MVGJE_index_0.html) |
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| • | Earth-Moon observations from Venus Express (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMOIGULWFE_index_0.html) |
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| • | Venus Express performs flawlessly, LEOP complete (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMK9UJBWFE_index_0.html) |
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| • | Venus Express mission operations update (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESOC/SEM780738FE_0.html) |
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| • | Venus Express en route to probe the planet's hidden mysteries (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM56Q638FE_index_0.html) |
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More about...
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| • | Status reports (http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=31575 &farchive_objecttypeid=30 &farchive_objectid=30930) |
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| • | Venus Express factsheet (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM2EE1A6BD_index_0.html) |
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Related links
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| • | Venus ground-based image active archive (http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=VENUS) |
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| • | The Venus Amateur Observing Project (http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=38833) |
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| • | Venus Express operations (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEM7QMQJNVE_0.html) |
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| • | Cebreros station webcam (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEM26DSMTWE_0.html) |
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