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Imaging Spectrometer's Scanning Mirror and Data Processing Unit Packaging

Members of Europa Clipper’s imaging spectrometer instrument, called MISE, team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory carefully package the instrument’s scanning mirror and data processing unit into a specialized shipping container.
Source: Johns Hopkins APL/Craig Weiman
Published: January 27, 2022

Members of Europa Clipper’s imaging spectrometer instrument, called MISE, team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory carefully package the instrument’s scanning mirror and data processing unit into a specialized shipping container.

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