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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: one iota on February 27, 2018, 07:47:21 pm

Title: The next camera to image Mars
Post by: one iota on February 27, 2018, 07:47:21 pm

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/instruments/mastcam-z/

http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2018/0221-jim-bell-mastcam-z-science-meeting.html

Title: Re: The next camera to image Mars
Post by: Telecaster on March 01, 2018, 04:35:28 pm

Definitely looking forward to seeing what this one can do!

-Dave-

Title: Re: The next camera to image Mars
Post by: Peter McLennan on March 01, 2018, 11:05:47 pm

1600X1200 pixels.  Amazing what stitching and servomechanisms can achieve.
I guess this camera is essentially doing what the Gigapan units do, only far, far away.
I, too look forward to some new Martian landscapes.