Athens, Greece - HRC image - 21 September 2002

The city of Athens, Greece, seen from Proba's High Resolutioan Camera (HRC).

The Project for On-Board Autonomy (Proba) is a technology demonstration mission of the European Space Agency.

HRC is a miniaturised Cassegrain telescope imaging 25 sq km black and white scenes using the target point and store capability of the spacecraft.

Technical Information:
Instrument : High Resolution Camera (HRC)
Date of Acquisition : 21-09-2002
Instrument Features : panchromatic image, 5 m spatial resolution, 1000x1000 pixels