MAHLI
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MAHLI is a high-resolution, focusable color camera on NASA's Curiosity rover used to capture detailed close-up images of Martian rocks, soil, and textures for geological analysis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars rover instrument
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camera → scientific instrument → |
| acronymFor |
Mars Hand Lens Imager
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| archive |
NASA Planetary Data System
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| canAcquire |
3D-like images via focus merging
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focus stacks → |
| canAutofocus |
true
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| canImage |
Martian rocks
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Martian soil → Martian surface textures → |
| canOperate |
daytime conditions
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nighttime conditions with LEDs → |
| canTake |
context images
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macro images → |
| colorImaging |
true
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dataProduct |
calibrated images
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publicly archived data → raw images → |
| developedBy |
Malin Space Science Systems
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| focusable |
true
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| fullName |
Mars Hand Lens Imager
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| hasFieldOfView |
approximately 34 degrees at infinity focus
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| hasIllumination |
LEDs
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| locatedOn |
Curiosity rover robotic arm
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| maximumWorkingDistance |
infinity focus
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| minimumWorkingDistance |
about 2.1 centimeters
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| mission |
Curiosity rover mission
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| missionLandingDate |
2012-08-06
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| mountedOn |
Curiosity rover
NERFINISHED
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| operator |
NASA
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| partOfMission |
Mars Science Laboratory
NERFINISHED
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| primaryPurpose |
close-up imaging of rocks and soil
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geological analysis → textural analysis of Martian surface materials → |
| resolution |
high-resolution
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| scienceDiscipline |
petrology
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planetary geology → sedimentology → |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
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| supports |
assessment of habitability
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in-situ rock analysis → selection of drilling targets → |
| targetBody |
Mars
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| usedFor |
grain-size measurements
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stratigraphic analysis → texture characterization → |
| wavelength |
visible light
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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MAHLI
("Mars Hand Lens Imager")
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acronymFor |
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MAHLI
("Mars Hand Lens Imager")
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fullName |
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Curiosity rover
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instrument |
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Rubin Ridge
("MAHLI on Curiosity rover")
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observedByInstrument |
|
Mars Science Laboratory
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scienceInstruments |