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Mako
Mako Airborne Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer

The Mako Airborne Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (Mako) is an airborne infrared hyperspectral imaging spectrometer. It measures brightness temperature in the 7.5 to 13.5 µm spectral range across 128 channels. Mako uses a whiskbroom scanning method and has a ground resolution of 2 meters. It has a spectral resolution of 44 nm and a nominal frame rate of 3255 Hz.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Brightness Temperature
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Infrared Wavelengths > Infrared Radiance
Land Surface
3255 Hz
2 m
21.7 - 39.5 THz
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  • David Tratt

  • Aerospace Corporation

  • Aerospace Corporation’s Corporate Research Initiative Program

  • Overview PublicationExternal Link

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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2331External Link