Summary

• MIPS is a powerful, versatile, and operationally simple instrument.

• The four MIPS AOTs provide accurate photometric and “super resolution” observations of compact objects, sensitive and efficient large area mapping, low resolution spectroscopy, and the ability to make absolute flux measurements of very diffuse material.

  • Photometry/Super Resolution and Scan AOTs available at launch. The remaining two will be available for Cycle 2.

• Instrument operation and carefully planned observing and calibration strategies are designed to mitigate difficulties inherent to germanium detectors.

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