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[djellison]

Just confirmed - I'm giving a talk (working title '33 Cameras - our Eyes on Mars' ) at the Instruments and Imaging section of the BAA who are meeting on May 21st at The Humfrey Rooms, Castilian Terrace, Northampton (Home of the Notts Nat.Hist. and Astro. Soc) - kick off at 11, my talk likely to be the last before lunch - and during lunch (and beyond if necessary) I'll be doing some workshops on MER imagery techniques.

If you're wondering why 33...

10 for each MER (20)
Two on MPF (22)
Three on Sojourner (25)
Two on each Viking Lander (29)
MOC on MGS (30)
Themis on Odyssey (31)
HRSC on MEX (32)

and of course, a look toward HiRISE on MRO (33)

I know I'm missing out the Mariner and Viking orbiter cameras, and others besides - but they're the cool ones

Doug

[djellison]

That went swimmingly - and probably another talk now scheduled for Rotherham in the near future Was great to meet up with Chris who was there all day - and worryingly was armed with a camera - I'm expecting pictures to appear soon


Doug

[Bob Shaw]

I wonder whether the little tethered rover on Mars 3's lander had a camera?

And, indeed, how many cameras were aboard the lander itself!

Are you counting only operational cameras, or cameras which may have become congruent with the surface while retaining some unexpected velocity?

[dvandorn]

...Are you counting only operational cameras, or cameras which may have become congruent with the surface while retaining some unexpected velocity?

I think you mean "undesired velocity." Expectations, after all, vary with the person doing the expecting. And from what I've read, even several Soviet engineers had less than full confidence in their early Mars landers' abilities to land safely...

-the other Doug