HiRISE instrument

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The HiRISE instrument is a high-resolution camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that captures detailed images of the Martian surface for scientific study and landing site analysis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf spacecraft imaging instrument
telescope
acronym HiRISE instrument self-link
surface form: HiRISE
bands blue-green
near-infrared
red
canAcquireStereoPairs true
colorImaging true
dataArchive NASA Planetary Data System
dataProduct high-resolution images of Mars
detectorConfiguration pushbroom scanner
detectorType CCD
firstScienceImagesDate 2006-03
focalLength 12 m
fullName High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment
fundingAgency Jet Propulsion Laboratory
surface form: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
groundSampleDistanceAtNadir approximately 0.3 m per pixel
hostSpacecraftOperator Jet Propulsion Laboratory
launchDate 2005-08-12
launchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicle Atlas V 401 NERFINISHED
managingInstitution Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
surface form: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
maximumResolution about 25–30 cm per pixel
mirrorDiameter 0.5 m
50 cm
mission Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission NERFINISHED
notableDiscovery detailed imaging of recurring slope lineae candidates
detailed views of layered deposits in Valles Marineris
high-resolution images of Martian gullies
operator NASA
orbits Mars
primaryBodyImaged Mars
primaryScienceGoal high-resolution imaging of Martian surface
landing site characterization
monitoring active surface processes on Mars
study of Martian geomorphology
principalInvestigator Alfred S. McEwen
produces digital terrain models of Martian surface
publicOutreach HiRISE image release program
publicParticipationProject HiWish program
spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ONNED1
supportsActivity hazard assessment for landers and rovers
monitoring of dust avalanches and slope streaks
monitoring of seasonal CO2 frost
selection of Mars landing sites
stereo imaging for topography
swathWidthAtNadir about 6 km
telescopeType reflecting telescope
typicalImageLength up to tens of kilometers
wavelengthRange near infrared
visible light

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Jezero Crater hasRemoteSensingDataFrom HiRISE instrument
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter instrument HiRISE instrument
this entity surface form: HiRISE
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter instrumentFullName HiRISE instrument
this entity surface form: High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment
Hale crater on Mars imagedBy HiRISE instrument
subject surface form: Hale crater
this entity surface form: HiRISE camera
Gusev crater hasImageryFrom HiRISE instrument
this entity surface form: HiRISE
Beagle 2 lander imagedBy HiRISE instrument
subject surface form: Beagle 2
this entity surface form: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE camera
Chryse Planitia observedByInstrument HiRISE instrument
this entity surface form: HiRISE
Aeolis quadrangle imageryAvailableFrom HiRISE instrument
this entity surface form: HiRISE
Aeolis Mons observedByInstrument HiRISE instrument
this entity surface form: HiRISE
HiRISE instrument acronym HiRISE instrument self-link
subject surface form: HiRISE
this entity surface form: HiRISE