[null and void]

Excellent artcle on the CCDs in this week's EETimes. THey are suberb sensors. For example, the read noise floor is 3, count 'em THREE, electrons. A full signal is 200,000 electrons/pixel. Signal uniformity across the array is better than 99%.

It runs from -90°C to 20°C. Although it's "only" a 1 megapixel camera, it is a very precise JPL designed sensor.

[FourtySeven]

That's interesting......so why are the pictures so grainy, relatively? Is it because some of the resolution had to be sacrificed for durability in extreme conditions?