Mars Color Imager
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Mars Color Imager is a wide-angle camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter designed to monitor Martian weather, clouds, dust storms, and surface changes in daily global color images.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars orbiter payload
ⓘ
imaging spectrometer ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ wide-angle camera ⓘ |
| alternateName | MARCI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalAtMars | 2006-03-10 ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType |
atmospheric observations
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color images ⓘ global maps ⓘ |
| designedBy | Malin Space Science Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-angle ⓘ |
| imageCoverage | near-global daily coverage of Mars ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2005-08-12 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Malin Space Science Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
extended mission phase of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
ⓘ
primary science phase of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ |
| observes |
Martian atmosphere
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Martian surface ⓘ dust clouds ⓘ dust storm evolution ⓘ polar hood clouds ⓘ seasonal changes on Mars ⓘ water-ice clouds ⓘ |
| operator |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Mars orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformOrbitPeriod | about 2 hours ⓘ |
| primaryBodyObserved | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | Michael C. Malin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
monitor Martian clouds
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monitor Martian dust storms ⓘ monitor Martian surface changes ⓘ monitor Martian weather ⓘ provide daily global color images of Mars ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Context Camera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralRange |
near-infrared
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ultraviolet ⓘ visible ⓘ |
| status | operational (as of late 2010s) ⓘ |
| supports |
climate studies of Mars
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landing site characterization ⓘ weather forecasting for Mars missions ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | daily ⓘ |
| uses | push-broom imaging technique ⓘ |
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