pixel. It used broadband filters of various wavelengths optimized for surface and atmospheric studies.

The wide-angle Camera A produced pictures using eight selectable colored filters: Minus Blue/ Yellow, Orange, Polarized 0°, Green, Polarized 60°, Blue, Polarized 120° and Violet. From a periapsis altitude of 2000 km each image covered an area of 11° × 14°.

The narrow-angle Camera B didn't use any filters, but had a response equivalent to camera

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