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Table 1 Instrument specifications of EMIRS onboard EMM

From: Scientific innovations from the Mars aerosol optical depth based on satellite data with a temporal resolution of hours

Instantaneous field of view

6 mrad

Spectral resolution

5 cm−1

Spectral range

~6–40 Î¼m

Spatial resolution

≲ 300 km

Observation capability

Observation of about one half of Mars within a period between ca. a quarter to half an hour

~ 20 global-hemispheric observations per orbit (~ 60 per week)