Trans-spectral imager

A trans-spectral imager was a 21st century sensor device.

The Ares IV was equipped with a trans-spectral imager during the first manned mission to Mars in 2032. After the command module was engulfed in a graviton ellipse, Lieutenant John Kelly left the imager on to collect as much data as possible before the power systems failed, in the hope it would be useful to whomever found it. Three centuries later, the USS Voyager discovered the Ares IV and downloaded the data obtained from the imager in 2376. (VOY: "One Small Step")

See also

• Transpectral sensor array

Manual created by the scenic art department

Rick Sternbach and Wendy Drapanas created props for Ares IV based on real NASA documents, including a detailed operation manual for the trans-spectral imager that could stick to the cabin walls via velcro. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 2, p. 50)