Components
The RAC was designed and developed in collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy and the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory under the direction of H. Uwe Keller (MPAe) and Peter H. Smith (UA). The following table shows the contributions from the two insitutions. The RAC components were assembled at the Max Planck Institute, and the Flight Model RAC is currently undergoing testing and calibration at the University of Arizona.
Red indicates parts supplied by UA Lunar and Planetary
Lab,
Blue indicates parts supplied by the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy.
| RAC Component | Description | Supplier |
| Optics | Double Gauss lens with lens cell | UA |
| Illuminators | Two lighting assemblies on the front face. Lower assembly: 2 red, 2 green, 4 blue Upper assembly: 4 lamps of each color illuminating a diffusor cavity. |
UA |
| Diode Matrix Board | UA (purchased from Jackson &Tull) | |
| Focus Motor | UA (Astro) | |
| Cover Motor | UA (Astro) | |
| Filter Window | UA (Reynard Corp.) | |
| Cover Window | UA | |
| CCD, Sensor HEad Board | LORAL | MPAe (DISR, Pathfinder heritage) |
| Power Supply and Readout Electronics | 12-bit ADC, Shared with MVACS SSI | MPAe (DISR, Pathfinder heritage) |
| Temperature Sensors | MPAe | |
| Focus Reference Switch | MPAe | |
| Cover Reference Switch | MPAe |