| Acronym | Meaning |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| YSC | Yokohama Science Center |
| EODC | Earth Observation Data Centre |
| A&A | Astronomy And Astrophysics |
| APT | Automatic Picture Transmission |
| VICAR | Graphics Format Used By JPL |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| ISPM | International Solar Polar Mission |
| GST | Greenwich Sidereal Time |
| IOTA | Infrared-Optical Telescope Array |