Ground and In-Flight Calibration of the OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite.
Dathon R GolishC Drouet d'AubignyBashar RizkDaniella N DellaGiustinaP H SmithK J BeckerN ShultzT StoneMichael K BarkerErwan MazaricoE TatsumiR W GaskellL HarrisonC MerrillC FellowsB WilliamsS O'DoughertyM WhiteleyJ HancockB E ClarkCarl W HergenrotherDante S LaurettaPublished in: Space science reviews (2020)
The OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite (OCAMS) onboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is used to study the shape and surface of the mission's target, asteroid (101955) Bennu, in support of the selection of a sampling site. We present calibration methods and results for the three OCAMS cameras-MapCam, PolyCam, and SamCam-using data from pre-flight and in-flight calibration campaigns. Pre-flight calibrations established a baseline for a variety of camera properties, including bias and dark behavior, flat fields, stray light, and radiometric calibration. In-flight activities updated these calibrations where possible, allowing us to confidently measure Bennu's surface. Accurate calibration is critical not only for establishing a global understanding of Bennu, but also for enabling analyses of potential sampling locations and for providing scientific context for the returned sample.