Mars Science Lab Cameras |
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May 20 2004, 01:23 PM
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Has anyone any idea what kind of imaging system is being proposed for the MSL? Would it be the same or simiilar to the MER's, or as improved as the MER pancams are to those that were used on Pathfinder?
With a nuclear power source for the rover, and hopefully the mars telecoms orbiter in place the data rate and data volume could be phenomenal |
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Dec 4 2008, 03:01 PM
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I think it's just that you can't put them where you would want to - because the RTG is there. Can't
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Guest_Oersted_* |
Jan 4 2009, 12:30 AM
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What about a stationary brush placed somewhere reachable by the mastcam? The brush could be wiped by the back (or whatever) of the camera housing to brush off dust, and then the brush itself could be used to clean the lenses. We might be on Mars for 10 years (oh joy!), so some sort of cleaning mechanism would seem necessary...
On another subject, I was thinking to myself whether there is some sort of mastcam lens protection during landing. Caps or just turning the lenses towards an enclosed space? A lot of dust will swirl up. Also, wouldn't it be great if the navcams were turned on during landing, taking a movie? Not just great, but helpful for analysing EDL. If they have caps on them during landing, maybe the caps could be made of transparent material, so some filming would still be possible despite the dust. |
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