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
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descent imaging camera → scientific instrument → |
| acronymFor |
Mars Descent Imager
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| agency |
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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| associatedWithEvent |
Curiosity landing on Mars
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| contributesTo |
understanding Martian surface geology at landing site
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| dataType |
color images
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video frames → |
| fullName |
Mars Descent Imager
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| landingSite |
Gale Crater
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| location |
Gale Crater on Mars
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| missionPhase |
early surface operations
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entry descent and landing → |
| mountedOn |
Curiosity rover chassis
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| onSpacecraft |
Curiosity rover
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| operatedBy |
NASA
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| partOfMission |
Mars Science Laboratory
NERFINISHED
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| primaryFunction |
descent imaging
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surface imaging → |
| records |
high-resolution descent images
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video of rover landing → |
| supports |
assessment of landing hazards
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geologic mapping of landing region → reconstruction of descent trajectory → |
| targetBody |
Mars
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| usedFor |
characterizing landing site terrain
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context imaging for surface operations → documenting geology of landing site → supporting engineering analysis of landing → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Curiosity rover
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instrument |
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Mars Science Laboratory
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scienceInstruments |