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Mars! Cameras! Action!

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NASA’s Curiosity rover landed safely on Mars on Aug. 5 – with no fewer than 17 cameras onboard. The rover’s mast features seven cameras: the Remote Micro Imager, part of the Chemistry and Camera suite; four black-and-white Navigation Cameras (two on the left and two on the right) and two color Mast Cameras (Mastcams). The left Mastcam has a 34-mm lens and the right, a 100-mm lens. There are nine cameras hard-mounted to the rover: two pairs of black-and-white Hazard Avoidance Cameras in the front; another two pairs mounted to the rear of the rover (dashed arrows in the...Read full article

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    Published: September 2012
    Basic ScienceBusinessCamera suitecameraschemistryImaginglight speedNASANavigation CamerasRemote Micro Imagerrover

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