Tag Archives: Pancam

ExoMars rover PanCam filter set

Posted on May 27, 2019 by rburnham

This may look like a collection of colourful contact lenses and in some respects there are some similarities: these are the filters through which the ExoMars rover – Rosalind Franklin – will view Mars in visible and near infrared wavelengths. … Continue reading →

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Sandstone outcrops seen with the ExoMars PanCam emulator

Posted on November 5, 2018 by rburnham

Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, November 1, 2018: Peter Fawdon (The Open University, U.K.). PanCam (Coates et al., 2017) is the imaging instrument on the 2020 ExoMars rover and consists of two wide angle cameras; (WAC’s) and a High … Continue reading →

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Not-so-everlasting hills

Posted on December 14, 2012 by rburnham

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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