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ISO

Infrared Space Observatory

Overview: The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was launched by ESA in late 1995 and operated for 30 months before the cryogen was exhausted. ISO carried a cooled 60-cm telescope and four science instruments which conducted nearly 30,000 observations at wavelengths between 2.5 and 240 microns. Subsequent processing and analysis of data continued through 2001. ISO has left a rich treasure of scientific results, ranging from the Solar System to galaxies in the distant Universe. ISO data are available through IRSA for archival research by the entire science community.

Links

Infrared Space Observatory Homepage

ISO Visualizer

ESA ISO Homepage

IPAC worked to improve data pipelines and specialized software analysis tools to yield the best quality calibration and data reduction methods from the mission. IPAC supported ISO observers and data archive users through in-house visits and workshops, and developed IRSA's ISO visualizer.