The Ralph experiment consists of two channels, the Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (Ralph MVIC) and the Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (Ralph LEISA). The main objectives are to obtain high-resolution color maps and surface composition maps of Pluto and Charon, including global dayside four-color maps at 0.7 km/pixel resolution, dayside hyper-spectral near-infrared maps at 7 km/pixel globally and 0.6 km/pixel for selected areas, and maps of dayside surface ice distribution and temperatures.

MVIC is an imager that operates at both visible and near-infrared
    wavelengths using seven separate Charge-Coupled Device detectors
    (CCDs).  Four CCDs have color filters (methane, red, blue and
    near-infrared) for producing color maps and three CCDs have
    panchromatic filters for observations where maximum sensitivity to
    faint light levels is required.  In all cases, the light passes from
    the telescope through a filter and is focused onto the CCDs.
 
    MVIC is integrated with another instrument, LEISA, into a composite
    instrument named Ralph, which supplies A/D conversion, command and
    data handling, and power to both MVIC and LEISA.

Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) Instrument on New Horizons

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ALICE ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH for NH

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LINEAR ETALON IMAGING SPECTRAL ARRAY for NH

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LONG RANGE RECONNAISSANCE IMAGER for NH

MULTISPECTRAL VISIBLE IMAGING CAMERA for NH

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PLUTO ENERGETIC PARTICLE SPECTROMETER SCIENCE INVESTIGATION for NH

Radio Science Experiment for NH

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STUDENT DUST COUNTER for NH

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SOLAR WIND AROUND PLUTO for NH

New Horizons

NEW HORIZONS

DUST

SOLAR WIND

(134340) Pluto

Charon

Hydra

Kerberos

Styx

Callirrhoe

Callisto

Elara

Europa

Ganymede

Himalia

NAIF ID 599

Jupiter

NAIF ID 399

Earth

Mission Phase	Data Set Name	Data Set ID	Browse	Download	Citation
Post Launch Checkout
	New Horizons MVIC Post-Launch Checkout Raw Data v2.0	NH-X-MVIC-2-LAUNCH-V2.0	Browse	Download (193.0 MB)	"Stern, A., NEW HORIZONS MVIC POST-LAUNCH CHECKOUT V2.0, NH-X-MVIC-2-LAUNCH-V2.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2007."
	New Horizons MVIC Post-Launch Checkout Calibrated Data v2.0	NH-X-MVIC-3-LAUNCH-V2.0	Browse	Download (7.0 GB)	"Stern, A., NEW HORIZONS MVIC POST-LAUNCH CHECKOUT V2.0, NH-X-MVIC-3-LAUNCH-V2.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2007."
Jupiter Flyby
	New Horizons MVIC Jupiter Encounter Raw Data v2.0	NH-J-MVIC-2-JUPITER-V2.0	Browse	Download (291.3 MB)	"Stern, A., NEW HORIZONS MVIC JUPITER ENCOUNTER V2.0, NH-J-MVIC-2-JUPITER-V2.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2007."
	New Horizons MVIC Jupiter Encounter Calibrated Data v2.0	NH-J-MVIC-3-JUPITER-V2.0	Browse	Download (4.3 GB)	"Stern, A., NEW HORIZONS MVIC JUPITER ENCOUNTER V2.0, NH-J-MVIC-3-JUPITER-V2.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2007."
Pluto Cruise
	New Horizons MVIC Pluto Cruise Raw Data	NH-X-MVIC-2-PLUTOCRUISE-V1.0	Browse	Download (153.9 MB)	"Stern, A., NEW HORIZONS Raw MVIC PLUTO CRUISE V1.0, NH-X-MVIC-2-PLUTOCRUISE-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2016."
	New Horizons MVIC Pluto Cruise Calibrated Data	NH-X-MVIC-3-PLUTOCRUISE-V1.0	Browse	Download (1.6 GB)	"Stern, A., NEW HORIZONS Calibrated MVIC PLUTO CRUISE V1.0, NH-X-MVIC-3-PLUTOCRUISE-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2016."
Pluto Encounter
	New Horizons MVIC Pluto Encounter Raw Data v3.0	NH-P-MVIC-2-PLUTO-V3.0	Browse	Download (749.4 MB)	"Stern, A., NEW HORIZONS Raw MVIC PLUTO ENCOUNTER V3.0, NH-P-MVIC-2-PLUTO-V3.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2018."
	New Horizons MVIC Pluto Encounter Calibrated Data v3.0	NH-P-MVIC-3-PLUTO-V3.0	Browse	Download (8.4 GB)	"Stern, A., NEW HORIZONS Calibrated MVIC PLUTO ENCOUNTER V3.0, NH-P-MVIC-3-PLUTO-V3.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2018.

NH Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC)

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