MARDI

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MARDI is a descent imaging camera on NASA's Curiosity rover that captured high-resolution video of the rover's landing on Mars and helps document the geology of its landing site.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars rover camera
descent imaging camera
scientific instrument
acronymFor Mars Descent Imager
agency NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Curiosity landing on Mars
contributesTo understanding Martian surface geology at landing site
dataType color images
video frames
fullName Mars Descent Imager
landingSite Gale Crater
location Gale Crater on Mars
missionPhase early surface operations
entry descent and landing
mountedOn Curiosity rover chassis
onSpacecraft Curiosity rover NERFINISHED
operatedBy NASA
partOfMission Mars Science Laboratory NERFINISHED
primaryFunction descent imaging
surface imaging
records high-resolution descent images
video of rover landing
supports assessment of landing hazards
geologic mapping of landing region
reconstruction of descent trajectory
targetBody Mars
usedFor characterizing landing site terrain
context imaging for surface operations
documenting geology of landing site
supporting engineering analysis of landing

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Curiosity rover
instrument
Mars Science Laboratory
scienceInstruments

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