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Tag Archives: Navcam
Testing Mars 2020 rover’s vision
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
Not-so-everlasting hills
When the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit reached the top of Husband Hill in the Columbia Hills of Gusev Crater on August 22, 2005, it stood 107 meters (351 feet) above its landing site. Yet if recent work is right, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater, HiRISE, Husband Hill, Mars Exploration Rovers, MER, Navcam, Pancam, Spirit
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