CacheCam
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CacheCam is a specialized camera on NASA's Perseverance rover designed to document and inspect rock and soil samples destined for potential return to Earth.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars rover instrument
ⓘ
camera ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mars Sample Return campaign
ⓘ
sample caching system ⓘ |
| bodyImaged |
regolith samples
ⓘ
rock cores ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
geological science objectives of Mars 2020
ⓘ
planetary protection documentation for samples ⓘ |
| dataType |
images
ⓘ
inspection imagery ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Mars surface operations
ⓘ
sample documentation ⓘ sample inspection ⓘ |
| environment | Martian surface ⓘ |
| landingDateOnMars | 2021-02-18 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2020-07-30 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 541 (via Perseverance rover) ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Perseverance rover
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
|
| mission |
Mars 2020
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars 2020 mission
|
| mountedOn | Perseverance sample caching system ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Perseverance rover ⓘ |
| partOfSubsystem | Perseverance sample caching subsystem ⓘ |
| planet | Mars ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
document rock samples
ⓘ
document soil samples ⓘ inspect cached samples ⓘ support sample return campaign ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid in selection of samples for Earth return
ⓘ
ensure traceability of collected samples ⓘ provide visual record of sample condition ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supports | future sample return to Earth ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
sample caching
ⓘ
sample tube sealing verification ⓘ sample tube storage documentation ⓘ |
| targetBody |
Martian rocks
ⓘ
Martian soil ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imaging sample tubes
ⓘ
recording sample collection process ⓘ verifying sample integrity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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