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Testing Mars 2020 rover’s vision

Posted on August 6, 2019 by rburnham

Equipped with visionary science instruments, the Mars 2020 rover underwent an “eye” exam after several cameras were installed on it. The rover contains an armada of imaging capabilities, from wide-angle landscape cameras to narrow-angle high-resolution zoom lens cameras. “We completed … Continue reading →

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Mars 2020 rover gets HD eyes

Posted on May 31, 2019 by rburnham

One of the first operations the Mars 2020 rover will perform after touching down on the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, will be to raise its remote sensing mast (RSM), which carries important optics and instrumentation. In … Continue reading →

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