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.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars rover instrument
camera
scientific instrument
acronymFor Mars Hand Lens Imager
archive NASA Planetary Data System
canAcquire 3D-like images via focus merging
focus stacks
canAutofocus true
canImage Martian rocks
Martian soil
Martian surface textures
canOperate daytime conditions
nighttime conditions with LEDs
canTake context images
macro images
colorImaging true
countryOfOrigin United States
dataProduct calibrated images
publicly archived data
raw images
developedBy Malin Space Science Systems
focusable true
fullName Mars Hand Lens Imager
hasFieldOfView approximately 34 degrees at infinity focus
hasIllumination LEDs
locatedOn Curiosity rover robotic arm
maximumWorkingDistance infinity focus
minimumWorkingDistance about 2.1 centimeters
mission Curiosity rover mission
missionLandingDate 2012-08-06
mountedOn Curiosity rover NERFINISHED
operator NASA
partOfMission Mars Science Laboratory NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose close-up imaging of rocks and soil
geological analysis
textural analysis of Martian surface materials
resolution high-resolution
scienceDiscipline petrology
planetary geology
sedimentology
spaceAgency NASA
supports assessment of habitability
in-situ rock analysis
selection of drilling targets
targetBody Mars
usedFor grain-size measurements
stratigraphic analysis
texture characterization
wavelength visible light

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
MAHLI ("Mars Hand Lens Imager")
acronymFor
MAHLI ("Mars Hand Lens Imager")
fullName
Curiosity rover
instrument
Rubin Ridge ("MAHLI on Curiosity rover")
observedByInstrument
Mars Science Laboratory
scienceInstruments

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