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The Heart of NEO Surveyor: Its Infrared Detectors
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Four mid-wavelength infrared science detectors for NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission are shown here on a clean room bench at the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) in Logan, Utah. Mounted to a sensor chip assembly, the four blue-green-colored detectors are made with mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe), a versatile semiconducting alloy that is sensitive to infrared wavelengths. There are two such assemblies that form the heart of NEO Surveyor’s two science cameras.
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Credit lineThe Heart of NEO Surveyor: Its Infrared Detectors. NASA/JPL, 2025-12-05. Public domain. ID: PIA26666.
