Mastcam

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Mars rover instrument camera camera system scientific instrument

Mastcam is the main color imaging camera system on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, used to capture high-resolution photos and videos of the Martian surface for scientific analysis and mission navigation.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Mastcam-100 1
Mastcam-34 1
Mast Camera 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars rover instrument ⓘ
camera ⓘ
camera ⓘ
camera system ⓘ
scientific instrument ⓘ
agency NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mastcam ⓘ
surface form: Mast Camera
captures high-resolution images ⓘ
high-resolution video ⓘ
dataUsedBy mission planners ⓘ
planetary scientists ⓘ
designedFor Martian surface imaging ⓘ
developedForMission Mars Science Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
focalLength 100 mm ⓘ
34 mm ⓘ
hasComponent Mastcam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mastcam-100

Mastcam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mastcam-34
hasFilterWheel true ⓘ
hasImagingMode color imaging ⓘ
stereo imaging ⓘ
video imaging ⓘ
hasSpectralRange near-infrared ⓘ
visible light ⓘ
landingDateOnMars 2012-08-06 ⓘ
launchDate 2011-11-26 ⓘ
launchVehicle Atlas V 541 ⓘ
locatedOn Curiosity rover mast ⓘ
Mars Science Laboratory mission NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturer Malin Space Science Systems ⓘ
mission Mars Science Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountedOn remote sensing mast ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
partOf Curiosity rover NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction atmospheric observations ⓘ
geologic context imaging ⓘ
mission navigation support ⓘ
scientific imaging ⓘ
spacecraft Curiosity rover NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports multispectral imaging ⓘ
targetBody Gale Crater ⓘ
usedFor panoramic imaging ⓘ
science target documentation ⓘ
supporting instrument targeting ⓘ
supporting rover navigation planning ⓘ
terrain characterization ⓘ
usedOn Mars ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mastcam → alsoKnownAs → Mastcam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mast Camera
Mastcam → hasComponent → Mastcam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mastcam-34
Mastcam → hasComponent → Mastcam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mastcam-100
Curiosity rover → instrument → Mastcam ⓘ
subject surface form: Rubin Ridge
this entity surface form: Mastcam on Curiosity rover