Mars2020 landing cameras |
Mars2020 landing cameras |
Jun 15 2016, 10:19 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 7-January 13 Member No.: 6834 |
I am so enthusiastic about the (proposed) Mars2020 camera suite during EDL, as presented today at IPPW:
- 3 PointGrey Chameleon 3 that will be on the skycrane and look up, to monitor parachute deployment at 150 fps. - 1 GoPro Hero 4 on the skycrane, looking down to monitor the rover descent and landing - 1 GoPro Hero 4 on the rover, looking up to monitor the skycrane and fly-away - 1 GoPro Hero 4 on the rover, looking down like MARDI did on Curiosity - MARDI, of course. All GoPro have microphone that will be activated, and have been tested successfully in the proper thermal and radiative environment. We should have some awsome footage if it actually flies. |
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Jun 16 2016, 03:17 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Stratespace, thank you very much, and I also apologize for my initial disbelief. Extraordinary claims and evidence, of course.
Very interesting that this schema is being seriously considered, yes. Makes a bit more sense given that their prime function is restricted to the late EDL phase, so they're just for engineering data acquisition and 'Kodak moments'; if any or all of them don't work it wouldn't be a show-stopper. That said, integration is always where the dragons may lurk in terms of mission risk, and at first glance this seems to have no shortage of unsettling possibilities. Should be a lot of fun to work through them all. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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