Instrument Modules
The EOS MLS instrument contains three modules (see picture on left).
(1) The GHz radiometer module, which includes the 118 through 640 GHz receivers and a scanning offset antenna with 0.8 x 1.6 m primary mirror.
(2) The THz radiometer module which contains the 2250 GHz receivers and the THz telescope and scan mirror, whose scan is synchronized with that of the GHz antenna.
(3) The Spectrometer module which receives signals from the GHz and THz radiometer modules, detects and digitizes them, and passes the digitized signals to the spacecraft for telemetry to the ground.
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